3/29/2024 Purdue v. Gonzaga Game Preview
NCAA Tournament
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
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Purdue vs. Gonzaga Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
This Sweet 16 battle features the No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers (31-4) and the No. 5 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-7) on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. The NCAA Tournament contest begins at 7:39 PM ET.
Friday's matchup that pits the Boilermakers against the Bulldogs features the Boilermakers as 4.5-point favorites. Bookmakers have set the over/under for the matchup at 154.5.
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Purdue vs. Gonzaga game info
- Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
- Time: 7:39 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: TBS
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- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Venue: Little Caesars Arena
- Spread: Purdue -4.5
- Moneylines: Purdue -225, Gonzaga +180
- Total: 154.5
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Prediction: Who will win the Purdue vs. Gonzaga game?
- Prediction: Purdue 78, Gonzaga 75
- Pick ATS: Gonzaga (+4.5)
- Pick OU: Under (154.5)
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Purdue vs. Gonzaga betting insights
- Purdue has covered 18 times in 33 games with a spread this season.
- The Boilermakers are 14-14 ATS this season when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
- Gonzaga has put together a 16-16-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Bulldogs have covered the spread once when an underdog by 4.5 points or more this year (in two opportunities).
- Purdue and its opponents have gone over 154.5 combined points in 14 of 33 games this season.
- The Bulldogs have played 14 games this season that have gone over 154.5 combined points scored.
- These teams score 168.9 points per game combined, 14.4 more than this game's total.
March Madness History
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Purdue vs. Gonzaga stat comparison
Purdue Rank | Purdue AVG | Gonzaga AVG | Gonzaga Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
152nd | 72.7 | Points Scored | 86.1 | 1st |
21st | 62.7 | Points Allowed | 73.4 | 274th |
20th | 38.7 | Rebounds | 37.2 | 53rd |
16th | 11 | Off. Rebounds | 9.1 | 121st |
237th | 6.8 | 3pt Made | 7.5 | 166th |
29th | 15.5 | Assists | 16.2 | 16th |
51st | 10.6 | Turnovers | 10.4 | 40th |
Purdue top performers
- Zach Edey: 24.5 PTS, 12.1 REB, 2.3 BLK, 62.3 FG%
- Braden Smith: 12.3 PTS, 7.3 AST, 1.6 STL, 45 FG%, 44 3PT% (51-for-116)
- Lance Jones: 12 PTS, 1.3 STL, 40.9 FG%, 35.8 3PT% (73-for-204)
- Fletcher Loyer: 10.5 PTS, 42.6 FG%, 44.9 3PT% (57-for-127)
- Trey Kaufman-Renn: 6.6 PTS, 51.2 FG%, 34.8 3PT% (8-for-23)
Gonzaga top performers
- Anton Watson: 14.5 PTS, 7.2 REB, 1.5 STL, 58.2 FG%, 40.8 3PT% (20-for-49)
- Ryan Nembhard: 12.6 PTS, 6.9 AST, 1.2 STL, 44.5 FG%, 32.4 3PT% (34-for-105)
- Graham Ike: 16.4 PTS, 7.3 REB, 61.2 FG%, 33.3 3PT% (5-for-15)
- Nolan Hickman: 13.9 PTS, 46.9 FG%, 41.8 3PT% (76-for-182)
- Ben Gregg: 9.2 PTS, 1.2 STL, 54.4 FG%, 38.5 3PT% (40-for-104)
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2023-2024 Team Stats
GP | MPG | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 35 | 39.9 | 84.5 | 32.0 | 61.8 | .518 | 6.9 | 19.3 | .361 | 13.6 | 18.9 | .721 | 9.6 | 26.1 | 35.7 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 9.5 | 15.6 |
Purdue | 39 | 40.4 | 82.3 | 28.4 | 58.3 | .488 | 8.2 | 20.2 | .404 | 17.3 | 24.1 | .720 | 11.2 | 27.2 | 38.3 | 18.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 13.7 |
ZAGS Opponents | 35 | 39.9 | 69.1 | 25.2 | 62.0 | .407 | 7.6 | 22.7 | .336 | 11.1 | 15.5 | .719 | 9.3 | 19.8 | 29.2 | 12.4 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 16.7 |
PURD Opponents | 39 | 40.2 | 68.9 | 25.9 | 62.1 | .417 | 7.2 | 22.9 | .315 | 9.9 | 13.7 | .723 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 27.1 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 9.2 | 20.3 |
Head to Head Since 2002-2003
Date | Away Team | Home Team | Score | Winner | Game Type | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 20, 2023 | Purdue | Gonzaga | 73 - 63 | Purdue | Non-Conference Tournament | Stan Sheriff Center |
Nov 25, 2022 | Gonzaga | Purdue | 66 - 84 | Purdue | Non-Conference Tournament | Moda Center |
2023-2024 Gonzaga Bulldogs Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starters | R. Nembhard | N. Hickman | A. Watson | G. Ike | B. Gregg |
Rotation | D. Stromer | B. Huff | |||
Lim PT | J. Few | L. Krajnovic | P. Stosic | ||
Lim PT | J. Yeo | ||||
Lim PT | C. Brooks | ||||
Lim PT | S. Venters |
2023-2024 Purdue Boilermakers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starters | B. Smith | L. Jones | F. Loyer | T. Kaufman-Renn | Z. Edey |
Rotation | C. Heide | M. Gillis | |||
Lim PT | C. Martin | M. Colvin | J. Furst | B. Waddell | W. Berg |
Lim PT | E. Morton | C. Furst | |||
Lim PT | C. Barrett | S. King | |||
Lim PT | J. Rayl |
Gonzaga Bulldogs Player Stats
# | Player | Pos | GP | MPG | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Joaquim Arauz-Moore | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25 | Colby Brooks | F | 14 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .444 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
15 | Joe Few | G | 15 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .143 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
33 | Ben Gregg | F | 35 | 23.6 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | .541 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .377 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .729 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
11 | Nolan Hickman | G | 35 | 35.4 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 10.9 | .471 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .413 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .883 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
34 | Braden Huff | PF | 35 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 6.5 | .598 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .338 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .554 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
32 | Graham Ike | F | 35 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 10.9 | .609 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .368 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .784 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
3 | Luka Krajnovic | F | 16 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .467 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .789 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
0 | Ryan Nembhard | PG | 35 | 35.7 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 10.6 | .445 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .321 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .752 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
14 | Pavle Stosic | F | 14 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
4 | Dusty Stromer | GF | 35 | 23.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .371 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .358 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .811 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
2 | Steele Venters | F | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
22 | Anton Watson | SF | 35 | 31.4 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 10.0 | .578 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .412 | 2.3 | 3.5 | .653 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
21 | Jun Seok Yeo | F | 25 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .435 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .136 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .667 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Purdue Boilermakers Player Stats
# | Player | Pos | GP | MPG | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Carson Barrett | G | 13 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
44 | Will Berg | C | 14 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .467 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
5 | Myles Colvin | SG | 32 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .440 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
15 | Zach Edey | C | 39 | 32.0 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 13.8 | .623 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 7.9 | 11.2 | .711 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1 | Caleb Furst | PF | 36 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .433 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .273 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .676 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
20 | Josh Furst | F | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
0 | Mason Gillis | PF | 39 | 21.1 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .479 | 1.5 | 3.2 | .468 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .860 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
23 | Camden Heide | F | 39 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .576 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .450 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .733 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
55 | Lance Jones | G | 39 | 28.7 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 9.6 | .413 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .357 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .742 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
4 | Trey Kaufman-Renn | F | 39 | 17.0 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .511 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .333 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .557 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
24 | Sam King | F | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
2 | Fletcher Loyer | GF | 39 | 27.8 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 7.8 | .416 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .444 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .861 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
22 | Chase Martin | G | 13 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .125 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
25 | Ethan Morton | SG | 36 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .235 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .211 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .571 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
32 | Jace Rayl | G | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
3 | Braden Smith | PG | 39 | 33.9 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 10.0 | .442 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .431 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .795 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
11 | Brian Waddell | F | 14 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .429 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .167 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .429 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |