Minnesota be Purdue 3/15/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are set to face the Purdue Boilermakers in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament as they will meet at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Minnesota Golden Gophers entered the tournament as the 7th seed with a 9-11 record, and they will be looking to expand off their 2nd round victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 77-72 in OT. Amir Coffey led the way for the Golden Gophers as he contributed 22 points and 5 assists. Jordan Murphy was able to record a double-double for Minnesota as he pitched in 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Carsen Edwards is the leading scorer for the Purdue Boilermakers as the junior guard is averaging 23.4 PPG. Nojel Eastern is the leading rebounder for Matt Painter and company as the sophomore guard is averaging 5.7 RPG. Ryan Cline is the leading assists guy for the Boilermakers as the senior guard is averaging 3.2 APG. The Purdue Boilermakers are shooting 44.7% from the field this season while connecting on 36.7% of their three-point attempts.
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The underdog has covered the spread in 9 of the last 11 meetings between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Purdue Boilermakers. Minnesota was able to upset the Purdue Boilermakers towards the end of the regular season, and I think they can replicate that here as they have the defense to contain Carsen Edwards as well as the interior scoring with Jordan Murphy to cause problems. Minnesota is still on the bubble but a win over Purdue would almost certainly guarantee a spot in the Big Dance. Final Score Prediction, Purdue wins but fails to cover, 71-67.