College basketball action is set to take place on 1/26/23 and it will feature Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines. The game is set to take place at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The game starts at 9:00 PM EST and is set to be aired on FS1.
Purdue is heading to this game here with the number 1 ranking in the country. The Boilermakers are coming in with a 19-1 record, but are 5-0 on the road. Purdue has managed to post an 8-1 record in the Big Ten. The last 5 games for the Boilermakers have been all wins, but the last win was over Maryland by a score of 58-55.
Boilermakers Offense
The offense for Purdue on the year has been able to shoot decent so far at 45.3% of the shots falling. The Boilermakers have ended up getting a total of 73.6 points per game. The passing for Purdue has managed to get 15.5 assists per game. The leading scorer for Purdue is Zach Edey with 21.5 points per game. Braden Smith leads in the passing with 4.2 assists per game. As a team Purdue has managed to get 251 offensive boards with Edey leading the team in that category with 101 boards. Purdue is 312/407 from the free throw line and 143/438 in three point shooting.
Boilermakers Defense
Purdue has seen the team getting 4.3 blocks per game on average, but have managed to get 4.8 steals per game. The leader in the steal category is Braden Smith with 1.1 per game, but the blocks leader is Zach Edey with 2.3 blocks per game. As a team the Boilermakers are giving up a total of 69.5 points per game on the year.
Michigan is heading to this game here with a record of 11-8 on the year overall. However, when playing at the Crisler Center the Wolverines have managed to post an 8-2 record on the year. When it comes to their last 5 games the Wolverines have posted a 2-3 record. The last game was a win over Minnesota by a score of 60-56 at home.
Wolverines Offense
The Wolverines offense has been able to play decent on the year while shooting at 44.7% on the year. This has led to Michigan getting a total of 74.3 points per game on the year. The passing for Michigan has ended up doing decent with 12.8 assists per game. Hunter Dickinson has managed to get a total of 18.1 points per game on the year, but Dug McDaniel is coming in with 3.6 assists per game. The offensive rebounding for Michigan has ended up getting 170 boards on the year, but have been led by Hunter Dickinson who has pulled down 48 offensive boards.
Huskies Defense
The defensive side of the ball for Michigan has ended up getting a total of 5.2 steals per game, but haves ended up with 4.7 blocks per game. The leader for the steals department is Kobe Bufkin who has 1.4 steals per game, but Hunter Dickinson has ended up 1.7 blocks per game. When it comes to the total points allowed the Wolverines have allowed a total of 69.5 points per game on the year.
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines Odds: Boilermakers -5.5, Wolverines +5.5
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines Moneyline: Boilermakers -185, Wolverines +170
Over/Under Odds: 140.5
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines Pick: Purdue Boilermakers ML, Boilermakers -5.5, Under 140.5
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The Boilermakers are playing great on the road and are coming into a very hostile Michigan hosted team. The Wolverines will play great in this game here, but with both of the offenses struggling on the year recently it will be very difficult to see either of these teams pushing the total over. Not to mention both teams are able to play great defense when they need to. With that being said, I do see Purdue winning this game, Purdue should cover the spread, but also the total will go under.
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