Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats 02/16/2022 Spread, Game Analysis and Odds

Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats 02/16/2022 – The Purdue Boilermakers and Northwestern Wildcats will enter an exciting basketball battle from Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. The Boilermakers are holding the second spot in the Big 10 Conference play and they enter this game with a winning record. As for the Wildcats, they enter this game seated at the 10th position. The Wildcats will enter this game with a loss and hope to take advantage of the Boilermakers at home. The basketball betting trends have predicted the Boilermakers to win this game and cover the spread.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Purdue Boilermakers	-4.5 (-107)	150.5 o (-107)	-286
Northwestern Wildcats	+4.5 (-107)	150.5 u (-107)	+180

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Purdue Boilermakers

The Boilermakers are right behind the Illinois Fighting Illini with an 11-4 conference record. Overall, Purdue holds a 22-4 record on the season. In their last game, they took out the Maryland Terrapins with a final score of 62-61. The Boilermakers are holding the fifth rank in the country and are four of their players averaging in double figures. Purdue’s Jaden Ivey is the leader in scoring with 17.4 points per game. Zach Edey is the second leading scorer with 14.5 points and Trevion Williams is the leader with 12 points.

Players to watch: J. Ivey G (GP 25, MIN 30.2, PTS 17.4, REB 5, AST 3.1, STL 1, BLK 0.6, TO 2.3, FG% 47.7, FT% 73.5, 3P% 40), Z. Edey C (GP 26, MIN 18.8, PTS 14.5, REB 7.6, AST 1.3, STL 0.3, BLK 1.2, TO 1.8, FG% 67.3, FT% 62.6, 3P% 0), T. Williams F (GP 26, MIN 20.1, PTS 12.3, REB 7.7, AST 3, STL 1.1, BLK 0.7, TO 1.9, FG% 56.1, FT% 58.1, 3P% 40).

Northwestern Wildcats

The Wildcats are currently holding a 5-9 conference record and are 12-11 with their overall play. The Wildcats dropped their last game against the Illinois Fighting Illini with a final score of 73-66. Their offense against Illinois struggled to make ends meet as they shot only 24 of their 62 attempts. Chase Audige took the lead for his team with a dozen points. The other notable player was Pete Nance with 10 points in just 22 minutes of gameplay.   

Players to watch: B. Buie G (GP 23, MIN 31, PTS 15.1, REB 2.7, AST 4.7, STL 0.7, BLK 0.1, TO 1.9, FG% 40.1, FT% 80.8, 3P% 35.2), P. Nance F (GP 22, MIN 27, PTS 14.9, REB 6.8, AST 2.6, STL 0.3, BLK 1.1, TO 1.5, FG% 48.4, FT% 77.1, 3P% 41.4), C. Audige G (GP 16, MIN 27.5, PTS 11.6, REB 4.6, AST 1.8, STL 1.9, BLK 0.5, TO 1.3, FG% 37.9, FT% 71.9, 3P% 25.3).

Trends

Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Purdue’s last 14 games.
Purdue are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
Purdue are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Northwestern.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue’s last 6 games on the road.

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
Wildcats are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Northwestern’s last 10 games against Purdue.
Northwestern are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northwestern’s last 5 games when playing at home against Purdue.