Friday’s contest between the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers (3-0) and the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) at Mackey Arena should be a one-sided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 85-70, heavily favoring Purdue to secure the victory. Tipoff is at 7:00 PM ET on November 15.

According to our computer prediction, Purdue projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup against Alabama. The over/under has been set at 164.5, and the two teams are projected to come in below that 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

• Alabama was the best squad in the nation in points scored (90.1 per game) but third-worst in points allowed (81.2) last season.
• Last year, the Crimson Tide were 25th-best in the country in rebounds (36 per game) and 205th in rebounds conceded (32).
• Alabama was 37th in college basketball in assists (15.7 per game) last year.
• Beyond the arc, the Crimson Tide were second-best in college basketball 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 beyond the arc last season, Alabama was 204th and 64th in the nation, respectively, in those categories.
• Last year, Alabama attempted 53.5% of its shots from inside the arc, and 46.5% from beyond it. In terms of makes, 63.6% of Alabama’s buckets were 2-pointers, and 36.4% were 3-pointers.

Purdue Performance Insights

• Purdue gave up 69 points per game last year (86th-ranked in college basketball), but it really shined on offense, scoring 82.3 points per contest (15th-best).
• The Boilermakers thrived when it came to rebounding, as they ranked eighth-best in college basketball in boards (37.7 per game) and fifth-best in rebounds allowed (26.6 per contest).
• With 18.5 assists per game, Purdue was third-best in college basketball in the category.
• The Boilermakers ranked 133rd in college basketball at 10.8 turnovers per game, but they forced 9.1 turnovers per game, which ranked 16th-worst in college basketball.
• With a 40.4% three-point percentage last year, the Boilermakers were second-best in college basketball. They ranked 101st in college basketball by making 8.2 treys per contest.
• Last season Purdue ceded 7.2 treys per game (160th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed opponents to shoot 31.5% (51st-ranked) from three-point land.
• Of the shots taken by Purdue last year, 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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