Gonzaga vs Purdue Picks, Predictions & Player Props for the Sweet 16

Nov 20, 2023; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs defender Nolan Hickman (11) drives to nan handbasket defended by Purdue Boilermakers halfway Zach Edey (15) during nan 2nd half astatine SimpliFi Arena astatine Stan Sheriff Center. Mandatory Credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports

• A regular-season rematch is connected nan Sweet 16 schedule successful nan Midwest Region erstwhile #5 Gonzaga faces #1 Purdue
• The Boilermakers won and covered nan teams’ earlier gathering this season
• See nan Gonzaga vs Purdue master picks, predictions, and subordinate props for March 29 successful Detroit

A 2nd neutral-site crippled betwixt nan #5 Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-7, 5-2 neutral, 17-16 ATS) and #1 Purdue Boilermakers (31-4, 7-1 neutral, 18-15-2 ATS) will return spot connected Friday, March 29, astatine Little Caesars Arena successful Detroit, MI, arsenic portion of nan Sweet 16. The victor will move onto nan Elite Eight successful nan Midwest Region of nan March Madness bracket.

The Gonzaga vs Purdue likelihood opened astatine Purdue -5.5 past Sunday and nan dispersed remains unchanged arsenic of Thursday night.

Gonzaga vs Purdue Odds

Purdue is still a 5.5-point favourite for Friday’s crippled and -230 connected nan moneyline. The total, however, has moved up importantly complete nan week: aft opening astatine 152.5, nan over/under has been stake up 2 afloat points to 154.5.

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The victor of Gonzaga vs Purdue will look nan victor of #3 Creighton vs #2 Tennessee connected Sunday successful a very chalky Midwest Region. The Boilermakers participate nan Sweet 16 arsenic a +120 favourite to triumph nan Midwest successful nan latest Final Four odds. Gonzaga is nan longest of nan quartet astatine +500. Tennessee sits astatine +210 pinch Creighton astatine +450.

Gonzaga Steamrolls McNeese, Kansas

Mark Few’s Bulldogs person been thing short of sensational while scope nan school’s ninth consecutive Sweet 16. Gonzaga blew retired upset-minded McNeese (86-65) arsenic 6.5-point favorites successful nan first round, and past utilized a large 2nd half to spread Kansas (89-68) successful nan information of 32 arsenic 4.5-point chalk.

Gonzaga’s extent has been connected show truthful far. Five different Zags were successful double figures some wins, while 8 scored astatine slightest 7 points successful nan McNeese game.

Point defender Ryan Nembhard has only scored 13 points mixed successful nan tourney (after scoring astatine slightest 13 successful nan 5 erstwhile games) but his ball-handling and imagination person been important to Gonzaga’s occurrence connected offense. The inferior Creighton transportation has 21 full assists truthful acold and has dished retired astatine slightest 9 dimes successful 5 straight.

Gonzaga’s size has been a large problem for some its Tournament opponents to date. With 4 rotation players 6’8 aliases taller, nan Bulldogs vanished +12 connected nan boards against McNeese, and +5 against Hunter Dickinson’s Jayhawks.

The first clip they met Purdue this season, Gonzaga ended up connected nan incorrect broadside of a 73-63 determination successful Maui connected Nov. 20, but that was owed to acold shooting (37.7% from nan section and 18.2% from three). The Zags really managed to play Zach Edey and institution moreover connected nan boards (38 rebounds apiece).

Purdue Dominates First Two Opponents

Coming disconnected a devastating first-round nonaccomplishment to #16 Fairleigh Dickinson successful nan first information past twelvemonth – becoming conscionable nan 2nd #1 squad to suffer successful nan first information – Purdue showed nary jitters successful nan first weekend. The Boilermakers ran complete #16 Grambling State (78-50) earlier demolishing #8 Utah State (106-67) successful a crippled that was decided by nan 17-minute people aft Purdue went connected an 18-1 tally to build a 15-point lead.

Soon-to-be two-time nationalist subordinate of nan twelvemonth Zach Edey has been arsenic advertised. The 7’4 halfway is averaging 26.5 points and 17.5 rebounds per crippled successful nan Tournament truthful acold (after starring nan federation astatine 24.5 PPG and finishing 2nd successful rebounding astatine 12.1 RPG during nan regular season).

Purdue still sits 3rd astatine KenPom successful wide ratio down UConn and Houston, 3rd connected discourtesy and 15th connected defense. Unlike past season, erstwhile nan discourtesy was fundamentally Edey-or-bust, this year’s Boilermakers person an fantabulous supporting cast. Sophomore Braden Smith, successful particular, has developed into an elite constituent guard, averaging 12.3 PPG connected a ludicrous 44% clip from beyond nan arc, on pinch 7.3 assists per game, which is 3rd successful DI down Marquette’s Tyler Kolek (7.9) and Minnesota’s Elijah Hawkins (7.5).

With Smith starring nan way, Purdue presently ranks first retired of each 362 DI teams successful three-point percent (40.9%). Last year, they changeable conscionable 32.2% from beyond nan arc (276th).

GONZ  vs PUR Player Props

Gonzaga vs Purdue college hoops subordinate props from DraftKings connected March 28, 2024.  

Edey’s constituent full has been group astatine 25.5, precisely 1 higher than his play mean and half a constituent much than he scored successful nan first gathering pinch nan Zags. His rebound full of 12.5 is 0.4 higher than his average; he vanished nan first crippled against Gonzaga pinch 14.

Graham Ike, Gonzaga’s starring scorer astatine 16.5 PPG, leads nan Bulldog subordinate astatine 16.5 points O/U, while Nembhard has nan highest assistance full astatine 7.5.

Gonzaga vs Purdue Predictions

The first matchup betwixt nan teams ended pinch a double-digit shortage but nan crippled was competitory throughout. Gonzaga led by arsenic galore arsenic 9 successful nan first half (30-21) and were still up 5 astatine halftime (35-30). The Zags weren’t overwhelmed by Edey’s size wrong and they are 1 of nan fewer teams that has capable large bodies to really make nan Purdue halfway work.

If Gonzaga shoots somewhat amended than it did successful nan first meeting, this crippled will beryllium a back-and-forth affair. I emotion nan worth connected nan Zags’ moneyline astatine +188, which gives Gonzaga conscionable a 34.72% implied triumph probability.

Gonzaga vs Purdue picks:

• Gonzaga moneyline (+188)
• Nembhard complete 7.5 assists (-115)

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