Friday’s game that pits the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers (3-0) against the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) at Mackey Arena has a good chance to be a one-sided matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 85-70 in favor of Purdue, who is a big favorite according to our model. Tipoff is at 7:00 PM ET on November 15.

Based on our computer prediction, Purdue should cover the spread, which currently sits at 1.5. The two teams are projected to fall short of the 164.5 total.

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Alabama vs. Purdue Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, November 15, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Peacock
• Where: West Lafayette, Indiana
• Venue: Mackey Arena
• Line: Alabama -1.5
• Point total: 164.5
• Moneyline (to win): Alabama -122, Purdue +102

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Alabama vs. Purdue Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Purdue 85, Alabama 70

Spread & Total Prediction for Alabama vs. Purdue

• Pick ATS: Purdue (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (164.5)

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Alabama Performance Insights

• Last season, Alabama was best in the country on offense (90.1 points scored per game) but third-worst defensively (81.2 points allowed).
• Last year, the Crimson Tide were 25th-best in college basketball in rebounds (36 per game) and 205th in rebounds conceded (32).
• At 15.7 assists per game last year, Alabama was 37th in the nation.
• Beyond the arc, the Crimson Tide were second-best in the nation in 3-pointers made per game at 11.2 last season. And they were 20th-best in 3-point percentage at 37.3%.
• Giving up 7.5 3-pointers per game and conceding 31.7% from downtown last year, Alabama was 204th and 64th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
• Last season, the Crimson Tide took 53.5% of their shots from inside the 3-point line, and 46.5% from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 63.6% of the Crimson Tide’s buckets were 2-pointers, and 36.4% were 3-pointers.

Purdue Performance Insights

• Purdue owned a top-25 offense last season, ranking 15th-best in college basketball with 82.3 points per game. Defensively, it ranked 86th with 69 points allowed per contest.
• The Boilermakers thrived in terms of rebounding last year, ranking eighth-best in the country in rebounds per game (37.7) and fifth-best in rebounds allowed per contest (26.6).
• With 18.5 assists per game, Purdue ranked third-best in college basketball in the category.
• The Boilermakers, who were 133rd in college basketball with 10.8 turnovers per game, forced 9.1 turnovers per contest, which was 16th-worst in college basketball.
• With a 40.4% three-point percentage last season, the Boilermakers ranked second-best in the country. They ranked 101st in college basketball by sinking 8.2 threes per contest.
• Last season Purdue ceded 7.2 three-pointers per game (160th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed opposing teams to shoot 31.5% (51st-ranked) from beyond the arc.
• Of the shots attempted by Purdue last season, 65.3% of them were two-pointers (71.3% of the team’s made baskets) and 34.7% were from beyond the arc (28.7%).

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