Purdue vs High Point Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for NCAA Tournament First Round

The No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers (22-11) and the No. 13 seed High Point Panthers (29-5) will meet in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 12:40 p.m. ET. The contest airs on truTV.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Purdue vs. High Point Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Thursday, March 20, 2025
• Game time: 12:40 p.m. ET
• TV channel: truTV
• Location: Providence, Rhode Island
• Arena: Amica Mutual Pavilion

Purdue vs. High Point Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Purdue win (62.5%)

Before you place a wager on Purdue-High Point outing (in which Purdue is an 8.5-point favorite and the total has been set at 154.5 points), keep reading for a few betting trends and insights for Thursday's game.

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Purdue vs. High Point: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Purdue is 17-16-0 ATS this season.
• High Point has put together a 16-14-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Against the spread, the Boilermakers have fared better at home, covering 10 times in 16 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
• The Panthers have been better against the spread at home (9-6-0) than away (5-5-0) this season.

Purdue vs. High Point: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Purdue has come away with 20 wins in the 25 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• This year, the Boilermakers have won 10 of 11 games when listed as at least -345 or better on the moneyline.
• High Point has been the moneyline underdog only one other time so far this season, a game it won.
• The Panthers have never played a game this season with moneyline odds of +270 or longer.
• Purdue has an implied victory probability of 77.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Purdue vs. High Point Head-to-Head Comparison

• Purdue averages 77.9 points per game (79th in college basketball) while giving up 71.1 per outing (150th in college basketball). It has a +224 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 6.8 points per game.
• Purdue's leading scorer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, ranks 14th in college basketball putting up 20.2 points per game.
• High Point has a +457 scoring differential, topping opponents by 13.4 points per game. It is putting up 82.2 points per game, 18th in college basketball, and is allowing 68.8 per contest to rank 78th in college basketball.
• Kezza Giffa leads High Point, averaging 14.9 points per game (270th in college basketball).
• The Boilermakers win the rebound battle by 1.1 boards on average. They collect 29.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 313th in college basketball, while their opponents grab 28.5 per contest.
• Kaufman-Renn averages 6.2 rebounds per game (ranking 276th in college basketball) to lead the Boilermakers.
• The Panthers win the rebound battle by six boards on average. They collect 33.6 rebounds per game, 78th in college basketball, while their opponents grab 27.6.
• Juslin Bodo Bodo averages 8.4 rebounds per game (47th in college basketball) to lead the Panthers.
• Purdue's 104.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 19th in college basketball, and the 95.5 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 240th in college basketball.
• The Panthers' 108 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fourth in college basketball, and the 90.3 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 94th in college basketball.

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