McNeese State vs Purdue Picks and Prediction – 3/22/2025

The McNeese Cowboys roll into the second round with 28 wins and six losses on the year riding a long winning streak after a 2 point upset victory against Clemson on Thursday. Defensively McNeese did the work against Clemson giving up 67 points including just 13 in the first half on 36.8% shooting from the floor. The Cowboys won the rebounding battle by 7 and forced 13 turnovers in the win. Offensively McNeese did the job scoring 69 points on 43.5% shooting from the floor. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Javohn Garcia has led the way for the Cowboys offense this season averaging 12.9 points per game overall. Sincere Parker is second the roster reading 12.1 points and Christian Shumate averages 10.5 points in just over 27 minutes per game. Joe Charles averages 8.7 points and leads the team pulling in 7.1 rebounds per game this season.

The Purdue Boilermakers come into the second round of the tournament Saturday with 23 wins and 11 losses overall having won three of the last five following their 12 point victory against High Point on Thursday. Purdue did the job offensively in round one scoring 75 points on 45.9% shooting from the floor knocked down 5 triples. The Boilermakers won the rebounding about 21 and forced 9 turnovers in the wind. Defensively Purdue did just enough giving up 63 points on 43.4% shooting from the floor.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the way for the Purdue offense in round one with 21 points and eight rebounds on 16 shots. Braden Smith was second on the team with 20 points on 19 shots in the game. The other 3 Purdue starters combined to score 12 total points. Camden Heide led the way off the Purdue bench with 11 points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes of action.

Purdue is the much better team in this game and will end the cinderella run on Saturday. Take Purdue to use their depth and talent for 40 minutes leading to the win. The Boilermakers will continue to dance in this game following the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Purdue Boilermakers win and cover 79-70