Purdue Boilermakers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/30/2021

The No. 21 Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-5) visit the Purdue Boilermakers (11-6) as 2.5-point underdogs after Marcus Carr scored 25 points in the Golden Gophers 63-49 loss to Maryland. The game airs on BTN at 7:30 PM ET on Saturday, January 30, 2021. The matchup has an over/under of 141.

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ATS Records for Purdue and Minnesota

Purdue Leaders

• The Boilermakers points and rebounds leader is Trevion Williams. He contributes 15.3 points per game and adds 9.6 rebounds.
• Purdue's assists leader is Eric Hunter Jr., who dishes out 3.2 assists per game.
• Sasha Stefanovic is the top three-point shooter for the Boilermakers, hitting 2.6 per game.
• Hunter leads the team with 1.1 steals per game. Zach Edey collects 1.1 blocks a contest to pace the Boilermakers.

Minnesota Leaders

• Carr's excellent showing this season give him the top spot on the Golden Gophers scoring and assists leaderboards with 20.9 points per game and 5.2 assists per game.
• When it comes to rebounds, Liam Robbins is the Minnesota leader with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Carr leads the Golden Gophers with a team-high 2.3 made three-pointers per game.
• Nobody on Minnesota grabs more steals than Carr (1.2 per game) or blocks more shots than Robbins (2.6 per game).

Purdue vs Minnesota: Last 3 Meetings

The Boilermakers have a 2-1 record in the last three games with the Golden Gophers. The Golden Gophers have beat the spread more often than not against the Boilermakers, holding a 1-0 record ATS in those head-to-head meetings.

Points Insights

• The Boilermakers average only 2.1 fewer points per game (70.3) than the Golden Gophers give up (72.4).
• When Purdue totals more than 72.4 points, it is 7-0 against the spread and 7-1 overall.
• Minnesota is 3-4-1 against the spread and 4-4 overall when allowing more than 70.3 points.
• The Golden Gophers put up an average of 76.9 points per game, 10 more points than the 66.9 the Boilermakers allow to opponents.
• Minnesota has put together an 11-1 overall record and an 8-0-1 ATS record in games it scores more than 66.9 points.
• Purdue's record is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall when it allows more than 76.9 points.
• The Boilermakers have totaled 58 more points than their opponents this season (3.4 per game on average), and the Golden Gophers have scored 73 more points than their opponents (4.5 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Boilermakers and the Golden Gophers are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 36.4 and 36.9 rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Golden Gophers are 5-2-1 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Boilermakers are 0-2 when they lose the rebounding battle
• The Boilermakers and the Golden Gophers are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with the teams averaging 10.4 and 10.5 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Golden Gophers are 2-5-1 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Boilermakers are 4-1 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Purdue finds nightly success on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +5.8 rebounds per game. Minnesota struggles in comparison averaging a margin of -1.6.