Purdue vs. McNeese Predictions - NCAA Tournament

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The No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers (23-11) look to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament when they meet the No. 12 seed McNeese Cowboys (28-6) on Saturday at 12:10 p.m. ET.

Purdue is a strong 6.5-point favorite against McNeese when the Boilermakers take on the Cowboys on Saturday. The game's point total is 141.5.

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Purdue vs. McNeese Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, March 22, 2025
  • Game time: 12:10 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: CBS
  • Location: Providence, Rhode Island
  • Arena: Amica Mutual Pavilion
  • Live stream: Watch this game on Paramount+ (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Purdue vs. McNeese Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Purdue (-6.5)
  • Moneyline: Purdue (-250), McNeese (+202)
  • Total: 141.5 points

Pick ATS:McNeese (+6.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (141.5)
  • Prediction: Purdue 75, McNeese 69

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Purdue vs. McNeese Comparison

Purdue Rank Purdue Stat McNeese Stat McNeese Rank
78th 77.8 Points Scored 77.0 90th
145th 70.9 Points Allowed 64.1 15th
54th 15.7 Assists 14.0 141st
47th 9.8 Turnovers 10.1 76th
13th 48.9% Field Goal % 47.8% 34th
266th 45.4% Field Goal % Allowed 40.1% 18th

Purdue Key Players

  • The Boilermakers leader in points and rebounds is Trey Kaufman-Renn, who scores 20.2 points and grabs 6.3 rebounds per game.
  • Braden Smith is Purdue's best passer, dispensing 8.6 assists per game while scoring 16.2 PPG.
  • The Boilermakers get the most three-point shooting production out of Smith, who makes 2.4 threes per game.
  • The Purdue steals leader is Smith, who averages 2.2 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Kaufman-Renn, who compiles 0.3 rejections per contest.

McNeese Key Players

  • Javohn Garcia is at the top of the Cowboys scoring leaderboard with 13.3 points per game. Garcia also pulls down 3.3 rebounds and averages 1.9 assists per game.
  • Joe Charles puts up a stat line of 7.0 rebounds, 8.5 points and 0.9 assists per game for McNeese to take the top rebound spot on the team. Quadir Copeland holds the top spot for assists with 4.5 per game, adding 9.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest.
  • DJ Richards is the most prolific from deep for the Cowboys, hitting 2.5 threes per game.
  • McNeese's leader in steals is Garcia with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Christian Shumate with 1.3 per game.

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