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

The No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers (22-11) will try to defeat the No. 13 seed High Point Panthers (29-5) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. This contest tips off at 12:40 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game 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 (62.4%)

Before you wager on Thursday's Purdue-High Point spread (Purdue -7.5) or over/under (153.5 points), check out the betting trends and insights below.

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Purdue vs. High Point: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Purdue is 17-16-0 ATS this season.
• High Point is 16-14-0 ATS this season.
• Against the spread, the Boilermakers have performed better when playing at home, covering 10 times in 16 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
• The Panthers' winning percentage against the spread at home is .600 (9-6-0). Away, it is .500 (5-5-0).

Purdue vs. High Point: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Purdue has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 25 games this year and has walked away with the win 20 times (80%) in those games.
• This season, the Boilermakers have been victorious 10 times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -350 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 yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +270 or longer.
• Purdue has an implied victory probability of 77.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Purdue vs. High Point Head-to-Head Comparison

• Purdue has a +224 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.8 points per game. It is putting up 77.9 points per game to rank 79th in college basketball and is allowing 71.1 per outing to rank 150th in college basketball.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn's 20.2 points per game lead Purdue and are 14th in college basketball.
• High Point's +457 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 13.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 82.2 points per game (18th in college basketball) while giving up 68.8 per outing (79th in college basketball).
• High Point's leading scorer, Kezza Giffa, is 270th in college basketball, putting up 14.9 points per game.
• The Boilermakers come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 1.1 boards. They are recording 29.6 rebounds per game (313th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 28.5 per contest.
• Kaufman-Renn's 6.2 rebounds per game lead the Boilermakers and rank 277th in college basketball action.
• 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 pull down 27.6.
• Juslin Bodo Bodo leads the team with 8.4 rebounds per game (47th in college basketball).
• Purdue puts up 104.7 points per 100 possessions (19th in college basketball), while allowing 95.5 points per 100 possessions (240th in college basketball).
• The Panthers average 108 points per 100 possessions on offense (fourth in college basketball), and give up 90.3 points per 100 possessions (94th in college basketball).

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