McNeese State stepped up twice during the regular season, losing to Alabama (72-64) and Mississippi State (66-63). They knocked off Clemson two days ago but face another tough challenge. McNeese State is on a 5-9 ATS run. No. 4 seed Purdue is second in the Big Ten in shooting (48.9%) behind 6-9 junior Trey Kaufman-Renn (20.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Braden Smith (16.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 8.6 apg). The Boilermakers come off a second-round win over High Point, 75-63, with just seven turnovers and 19 offensive rebounds. Purdue also played Alabama, an 87-78 victory as a +4 underdog. Purdue is on a 14-7 SU, 13-8 ATS run. Play Purdue.
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March 22, 2025 12:10pm ET
vs.
McNeese State Cowboys
#815
Purdue Boilermakers
#816
Lines & Odds
+6.5 (-110)
ATS
-6.5 (-110)
+226
Moneyline
-279
OVER 140.5 (-105)
Total
UNDER 140.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on McNeese State Cowboys on the +6.5 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Purdue would win by a score of 72.7 to 69.0 with Purdue winning on the moneyline, McNeese State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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McNeese State vs. Purdue
March 22, 2025
12:10 PM Eastern
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2H
F
McNeese State Cowboys
20
42
62
Purdue Boilermakers 
38
38
76
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