Purdue vs McNeese State Cowboys Prediction & Picks - NCAA Basketball
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by Matt Lowrimore | in NCAA Basketball Picks
The first of the Round of 32 games on Saturday will feature the #12-seeded McNeese State Cowboys and the 4th-seeded Purdue Boilermakers. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this Round of 32 matchup between the Cowboys and the Boilermakers in the Midwest Region.
McNeese State enters this game with a record of 28-6. They won their first game against the Clemson Tigers by a score of 69-67. While this was classified as an upset, the Cowboys completely shut down the Tigers in the first half, holding them to 13 points. Clemson made a furious comeback in the second half but it was not enough as McNeese State registered their first ever NCAA tournament win.
As for Purdue, they enter this game with a record of 23-11. The Boilermakers were tested in the first round on Thursday against High Point but ultimately pulled away, beating them 75-63. The Boilermakers had two players score 20+ points to help them advance to this matchup.
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Purdue - McNeese State Cowboys Key Points
- Try Kaufman-Renn is averaging 6.3 rebounds per game this season
- Kaufman-Renn had 8 rebounds in the first round
- Kaufman-Renn has had 7+ rebounds in 5 straight games
- Kaufman-Renn is averaging 7.8 rebounds in the last 5 games
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Our Purdue vs McNeese State Cowboys Prediction
For this game, we will be targeting a player prop, that being Trey Kaufman-Renn for the Purdue Boilermakers to grab 7+ rebounds. Kaufman-Renn is averaging 6.3 rebounds per game this season, which leads the Boilermakers but has been much better as of late. For one, he is averaging 7.8 rebounds over his last 5 games. Further, Kaufman-Renn has had at least 7 rebounds in each of his last 5 games, which includes Purdue’s first-round game against High Point where he had 8 boards.
Because of this and because McNeese State is not known as an elite rebounding team, our McNeese State Cowboys vs Purdue Boilermakers prediction is Trey Kaufman-Renn to have 7+ rebounds.All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
