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Round 1 West Bracket Tournament Picks – St. Peter’s Peacocks vs Purdue Boilermakers

Kyle Hunter
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NCAA Tournament Preview- St. Peter’s vs. Purdue
#14 St. Peter’s vs. #3 Purdue Matchup
NCAA Tournament Bracket – Southwest Region
Date/Time: Friday, March 18, 7:20
Venue: United Center, Chicago, IL
Broadcast: TNT
St. Peter’s Peacocks vs. Purdue Boilermakers Betting Lines from Diamond Sportsbook
Money Line: Purdue (-1500) St. Peter’s (+900)
Spread: Purdue -14
Over/Under: 119.5

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The St. Peter’s Peacocks weren’t expected to be in this spot, but they relished the underdog role all year and they are now a part of March Madness. Just three years ago this St. Peter’s team won only six games all year, but they have slowly turned the corner and they stunned everyone by winning the MAAC tournament. Purdue would have likely been the top team in the nation at the beginning of this year if it weren’t for an injury to Robbie Hummel. Hummel had been the Boilermakers best player, but he missed the entire year with a knee injury.

Still, Matt Painter and this Purdue team played solid basketball and finished as the runner-up to Ohio State in the Big Ten Conference regular season standings. The Boilermakers are heavy favorites to get through to the second round. Let’s take a quick look at both teams.

St. Peter’s is a team that wins with their terrific defense. The Peacocks ranked very high nationally on the defensive end the entire year. St. Peter’s allowed opponents to shoot just 37.4% this year. The Peacocks gave up only 59.9 points per game. On the offensive end this team relies heavily on the three-point shot. Wesley Jenkins is the team’s leading scorer, and he shoots 42% from beyond the arc.

The team has four players who average ten points or more each game. The negative for St. Peter’s is that they don’t shoot the ball well as a team. The Peacocks shoot only 40% as a team, which is one of the worst marks in the nation.

Purdue did a great job keeping it together without Robbie Hummel this year. JaJuan Johnson was the Big Ten’s player of the year, and he was a great leader for the Boilermakers. Johnson averaged 20.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He also shot 50% from the floor. E’Twaun Moore is a great scorer, and he definitely has the ability to take over a game. Moore single-handedly carried Purdue to a huge victory over Ohio State in February.

Purdue wins games with their terrific defense as well, and they allow only 61 points per game. The Boilermakers finished the season slowly, but Matt Painter is a great coach and I expect this team to be ready for the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Tournament Betting Trends:

Over is 8-0 in TENN last 8 neutral site games.
TENN are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 vs. Big Ten.
Over is 11-5 in TENN last 16 non-conference games.
MICH are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games overall.
Over is 11-5-1 in MICH last 17 overall.

The Pick:

St. Peter’s didn’t play a tough schedule this year, and I think they’ll be overwhelmed by the talent of Purdue in this game. I like Purdue to cover the spread and I also like the over.

Prediction: Purdue 72 St. Peter’s 53

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