3/29/2024 Purdue v. Gonzaga Game Preview

Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-8, 11-4 away)
Purdue Boilermakers (32-4, 23-1 home)
March 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM ET
NCAA Tournament

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan

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Purdue vs. Gonzaga Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

This Sweet 16 battle features the No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers (31-4) and the No. 5 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-7) on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. The NCAA Tournament contest begins at 7:39 PM ET.

Friday's matchup that pits the Boilermakers against the Bulldogs features the Boilermakers as 4.5-point favorites. Bookmakers have set the over/under for the matchup at 154.5.

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Purdue vs. Gonzaga game info

  • Date: Friday, March 29, 2024
  • Time: 7:39 PM ET
  • How to Watch on TV: TBS
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Max
  • Location: Detroit, Michigan
  • Venue: Little Caesars Arena
  • Spread: Purdue -4.5
  • Moneylines: Purdue -225, Gonzaga +180
  • Total: 154.5

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Prediction: Who will win the Purdue vs. Gonzaga game?

  • Prediction: Purdue 78, Gonzaga 75
  • Pick ATS: Gonzaga (+4.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (154.5)

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Purdue vs. Gonzaga betting insights

  • Purdue has covered 18 times in 33 games with a spread this season.
  • The Boilermakers are 14-14 ATS this season when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
  • Gonzaga has put together a 16-16-0 record against the spread this season.
  • The Bulldogs have covered the spread once when an underdog by 4.5 points or more this year (in two opportunities).
  • Purdue and its opponents have gone over 154.5 combined points in 14 of 33 games this season.
  • The Bulldogs have played 14 games this season that have gone over 154.5 combined points scored.
  • These teams score 168.9 points per game combined, 14.4 more than this game's total.

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Purdue vs. Gonzaga stat comparison

Purdue Rank Purdue AVG Gonzaga AVG Gonzaga Rank
152nd 72.7 Points Scored 86.1 1st
21st 62.7 Points Allowed 73.4 274th
20th 38.7 Rebounds 37.2 53rd
16th 11 Off. Rebounds 9.1 121st
237th 6.8 3pt Made 7.5 166th
29th 15.5 Assists 16.2 16th
51st 10.6 Turnovers 10.4 40th

Purdue top performers

  • Zach Edey: 24.5 PTS, 12.1 REB, 2.3 BLK, 62.3 FG%
  • Braden Smith: 12.3 PTS, 7.3 AST, 1.6 STL, 45 FG%, 44 3PT% (51-for-116)
  • Lance Jones: 12 PTS, 1.3 STL, 40.9 FG%, 35.8 3PT% (73-for-204)
  • Fletcher Loyer: 10.5 PTS, 42.6 FG%, 44.9 3PT% (57-for-127)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn: 6.6 PTS, 51.2 FG%, 34.8 3PT% (8-for-23)

Gonzaga top performers

  • Anton Watson: 14.5 PTS, 7.2 REB, 1.5 STL, 58.2 FG%, 40.8 3PT% (20-for-49)
  • Ryan Nembhard: 12.6 PTS, 6.9 AST, 1.2 STL, 44.5 FG%, 32.4 3PT% (34-for-105)
  • Graham Ike: 16.4 PTS, 7.3 REB, 61.2 FG%, 33.3 3PT% (5-for-15)
  • Nolan Hickman: 13.9 PTS, 46.9 FG%, 41.8 3PT% (76-for-182)
  • Ben Gregg: 9.2 PTS, 1.2 STL, 54.4 FG%, 38.5 3PT% (40-for-104)

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2023-2024 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Gonzaga3539.984.532.061.8.5186.919.3.36113.618.9.7219.626.135.716.76.73.99.515.6
Purdue3940.482.328.458.3.4888.220.2.40417.324.1.72011.227.238.318.55.43.610.913.7
ZAGS Opponents3539.969.125.262.0.4077.622.7.33611.115.5.7199.319.829.212.45.42.610.316.7
PURD Opponents3940.268.925.962.1.4177.222.9.3159.913.7.7238.218.827.114.26.72.59.220.3


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Nov 20, 2023
Purdue
Gonzaga		 73 - 63
Purdue		 Non-Conference Tournament Stan Sheriff Center
Nov 25, 2022
Gonzaga
Purdue		 66 - 84
Purdue		 Non-Conference Tournament Moda Center

2023-2024 Gonzaga Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Nembhard N. Hickman A. Watson G. Ike B. Gregg
Rotation     D. Stromer B. Huff  
Lim PT J. Few   L. Krajnovic P. Stosic  
Lim PT     J. Yeo    
Lim PT     C. Brooks    
Lim PT     S. Venters    

2023-2024 Purdue Boilermakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Smith L. Jones F. Loyer T. Kaufman-Renn Z. Edey
Rotation     C. Heide M. Gillis  
Lim PT C. Martin M. Colvin J. Furst B. Waddell W. Berg
Lim PT   E. Morton   C. Furst  
Lim PT   C. Barrett   S. King  
Lim PT   J. Rayl      

Gonzaga Bulldogs Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
10 Joaquim Arauz-Moore G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Colby Brooks F 14 2.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.6 .444 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
15 Joe Few G 15 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 .143 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.7 .300 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
33 Ben Gregg F 35 23.6 9.0 3.0 5.6 .541 1.1 3.0 .377 1.8 2.4 .729 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 2.1
11 Nolan Hickman G 35 35.4 14.0 5.1 10.9 .471 2.2 5.4 .413 1.5 1.7 .883 0.2 2.1 2.3 2.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.4
34 Braden Huff PF 35 13.4 9.3 3.9 6.5 .598 0.6 1.9 .338 0.9 1.6 .554 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.8
32 Graham Ike F 35 24.2 16.5 6.6 10.9 .609 0.2 0.5 .368 3.0 3.8 .784 2.3 5.0 7.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.8
3 Luka Krajnovic F 16 8.1 2.9 0.9 1.9 .467 0.2 0.6 .333 0.9 1.2 .789 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9
0 Ryan Nembhard PG 35 35.7 12.6 4.7 10.6 .445 1.0 3.1 .321 2.2 2.9 .752 0.5 3.5 4.0 6.9 1.2 0.0 2.3 1.7
14 Pavle Stosic F 14 3.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 .375 0.0 0.4 .000 0.1 0.3 .500 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8
4 Dusty Stromer GF 35 23.5 4.8 1.5 4.0 .371 1.0 2.7 .358 0.9 1.1 .811 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.8
2 Steele Venters F 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
22 Anton Watson SF 35 31.4 14.5 5.8 10.0 .578 0.6 1.5 .412 2.3 3.5 .653 2.2 4.9 7.1 2.6 1.5 0.7 1.4 2.3
21 Jun Seok Yeo F 25 6.8 2.3 0.8 1.8 .435 0.1 0.9 .136 0.6 0.8 .667 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.0

Purdue Boilermakers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
34 Carson Barrett G 13 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
44 Will Berg C 14 4.0 2.6 1.1 1.4 .750 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .467 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
5 Myles Colvin SG 32 8.3 3.2 1.2 2.6 .440 0.8 1.8 .414 0.2 0.3 .500 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7
15 Zach Edey C 39 32.0 25.2 8.6 13.8 .623 0.0 0.1 .500 7.9 11.2 .711 4.6 7.5 12.2 2.0 0.3 2.2 2.3 1.9
1 Caleb Furst PF 36 9.0 2.2 0.7 1.7 .433 0.1 0.3 .273 0.6 0.9 .676 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9
20 Josh Furst F 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0 Mason Gillis PF 39 21.1 6.5 2.0 4.2 .479 1.5 3.2 .468 0.9 1.1 .860 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4
23 Camden Heide F 39 12.4 3.3 1.3 2.2 .576 0.5 1.0 .450 0.3 0.4 .733 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5
55 Lance Jones G 39 28.7 11.7 3.9 9.6 .413 2.1 5.7 .357 1.8 2.4 .742 0.5 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.9
4 Trey Kaufman-Renn F 39 17.0 6.4 2.5 4.8 .511 0.2 0.6 .333 1.3 2.3 .557 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.4
24 Sam King F 6 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.7 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0
2 Fletcher Loyer GF 39 27.8 10.3 3.2 7.8 .416 1.6 3.6 .444 2.2 2.6 .861 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.0 1.2 1.5
22 Chase Martin G 13 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 .125 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
25 Ethan Morton SG 36 10.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 .235 0.1 0.5 .211 0.1 0.2 .571 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.8
32 Jace Rayl G 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Braden Smith PG 39 33.9 12.0 4.4 10.0 .442 1.4 3.3 .431 1.7 2.1 .795 0.7 5.1 5.8 7.5 1.6 0.1 2.7 1.6
11 Brian Waddell F 14 4.1 1.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.4 .167 0.2 0.5 .429 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

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