Texas Southern Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers Betting Pick & Prediction 11/28/23

Betting on today’s Tigers and Boilermakers game? Catch the action at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN, as the Boilermakers hosts this showdown at 8:30 ET on BTN. The odds for this non-conference game currently have the Boilermakers as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 137.5 points.

TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS VS PURDUE BOILERMAKERS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Texas Southern Tigers +31

This game will be played at Mackey Arena at 8:30 ET on Tuesday, November 28th.

WHY BET THE TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 77-66 in favor of the Boilermakers.
• Even though we have Purdue winning straight-up, we like Texas Southern at +31.
• The over/under is currently sitting at 137.5 points, and we like the over with a projected 143 points.

Will Texas Southern Pull Through as the Underdog Road Team?

Heading into their 7th game of the season, Texas Southern has yet to secure a win this year. Over their previous ten games on the road, which includes last year, Texas Southern has a record of 3-7. Thus far, Texas Southern has had a 0-6 record vs. the spread heading into today’s game. However, in their previous five games, the team has a 3-2 record against the spread.

Up to this point, games involving Texas Southern have had an average of 127.5 points per game, with the average over/under line set at 142.2 points. Their over/under record is 1-5-0. The Tigers have an over/under record of 1-2 in their last three games, with their games averaging 61 points per game.

The Texas Southern offense is coming off a game where they scored 71 points against Drake. They posted a field goal percentage of 43.5% and connected on 9 threes. The team’s top scorer is PJ Henry, who enters today’s matchup with an average of 13.2, while Jonathan Cisse also carries a PPG average of 8.7 into the game.

Currently, the Tigers’ defense holds the 145th rank in the nation, allowing 73.5 points per game. Texas Southern’s three-point defense is currently 76th in the country at 7.5 made threes per game. In terms of overall field goal percentage, opponets have hit 43.6% of their shots vs. Texas Southern.

Can the Boilermakers Grab a Win at Home?

As Purdue gets ready for their 7th game of the year, they come in with a perfect 6-0 record. So far, the Boilermakers have been favored in each of their games. Purdue has a 3-1 ATS record going into today’s game. In their last five games, they are 2-2-1 vs. the spread.

Purdue’s games have, on average, featured 144.7 points per game leading to an over/under record of 4-2-0. Their average over/under line is currently 143.8 points so far. When analyzing the Boilermakers’ last five games, they have produced a combined average of 79 points per game and an over/under record of 3-2.

Coming off a good offensive performance, Purdue’s offense scored 78 points against Marquette. Their field goal percentage for the game was 50.8%, and they went 8/15 from the free-throw line. Zach Edey was the leading scorer for the Boilermakers, putting up 28 points. In addition, Braden Smith contributed 18 points.

Purdue’s defense has been playing well, ranking 35th nationally, with 63.0 points allowed per game. So far, the Purdue defense is giving up an average of 8.2 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 12.5 times per game (424th).