Free NCAA Tournament Pick: Boilermakers vs. Longhorns CBB Odds
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2022 Men’s NCAA Tournament Handicapping
#3 Purdue Boilermakers (28-7) vs. #6 Texas Longhorns (22-11)
Date: Sunday, March 20th, 2022
Time: 8:40 PM EST
Venue: Fiserv Forum
CBB Moneyline Odds: Purdue -160 | Texas +140
CBB Betting ATS Odds: Purdue -3.5| Texas +3.5 (Bet Now!)
CBB Betting Total: 134
Purdue and Texas come in looking to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16. Both teams are coming off strong performances in round 1.
Purdue opened up as 3 point favorites before the line moved to 3.5. The total for this round of 32 match-up is sitting 134 after opening at 134.5.
Purdue Boilermakers
When you think about Purdue, you instantly think about the explosive Jaden Ivey and the 7 foot 4 Zach Edey. These 2 almost combined for half of Purdue’s points against Yale scoring 38 points.
Purdue’s strength is on the offensive side of the ball, ranking 7th in PPG, 3rd in FG%, and 3rd in 3 point FG%. As expected, Purdue will hold an advantage in rebounding with Edey and Trevion Williams roaming around the post.
Texas Longhorns
Texas started off the year extremely strong but down the stretch lost tough games against tournament teams. Having 3 guys average double digit PPG, Texas will come at you with a balanced attack offensively.
Texas’s strength is defensively, ranking 9th in PPG, 7th in FGA, and 13th in 3 point FGA. These defensive stats make sense since they are 336th in possessions per game offensively.
With these skewed defensive stats, it’s going to be extremely important that they control the tempo of this game and keep it slow. If they aren’t able to control the pace, I don’t see them being able to keep this game close at all.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Boilermakers are 0-5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win.
- Boilermakers are 1-8-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
- Longhorns are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up win.
- Longhorns are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 NCAA Tournament games.
- Longhorns are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Free Purdue Boilermakers vs. Texas Longhorns NCAA Tournament Summary:
This match-up is strength vs strength and weakness vs weakness.
4* Free CBB March Madness Betting Pick: Purdue -3.5
I don’t see the Texas offence being able to slow the pace and keep this game close. Texas’s offense ranks 244th in PPG, 172nd in FG%, and 267th in 3 point FG%.
The tallest player Texas plays is 6 foot 9 and he is going to have to go against 7 foot 4 Edey and than a 6 foot 10 Williams. I just don’t see a way they are going to be able to keep Purdue off the boards offensively or defensively.
Look for a dominating performance from Purdue and a potentially double digit victory for them. I would also lean to the under due to recent trends on the under for both teams.
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