Purdue vs. Davidson Prediction, Odds, Line, Pick, and Preview: December 17 | 2022-23 NCAAB Season
The Gainbridge Fieldhouse will host a non-conference game between the Davidson Wildcats and the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday evening in the Indy Classic.
The Wildcats are 7-3 this season and are coming off a 72-64 home win on December 7th, against the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Boilermakers are a perfect 10-0 this season and are coming off a 65-62 overtime road win last Saturday over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Davidson Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers Betting Odds
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Davidson Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers Match Details
Fixture: Davidson Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers
Time and date: Saturday, December 17 at 6:15 PM ET
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Davidson Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers Eagles Key Stats
The Wildcats are a solid offensive team, averaging 75.9 points per game. They have been doing well passing the basketball, averaging 14.9 assists over the course of the season.
Senior guard Foster Loyer has led the team, averaging 19.5 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.3 steals in 36.5 minutes per game. He definitely made his presence felt throughout the game with his production.
Their defense needs to show a lot of improvement as they allow 72.3 points per game heading into this match. The Wildcats are doing decently, forcing 1.4 blocks and 5.9 steals per game. They need to continue to improve on that side of the floor.
The Boilermakers are a great offensive team as well, scoring 77.9 points per game thus far and averaging 16.2 assists per game. Junior center Zach Edey has been doing extremely well, averaging 22 points, 13.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game in 31.6 minutes this season.
Defensively, they have been doing well throughout the year, as they have given up 62.4 points per game. They need to do better as they are forcing 4.1 blocks and 4.7 steals per game up to this point.
Davidson Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers Best Picks and Prediction
There is a huge reason why the Boilermakers are the best team in all of college basketball while the the Davidson Wildcats are outside of the top-25 teams. There are absolutely zero answers to stopping Zach Edey down low. He will feast against a weak Davidson defense in this game. All in all, take the Boilermakers to eat the points.
Pick: Boilermakers -15.5 (-110)
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