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Purdue Boilermakers vs. North Texas Mean Green NCAAB Men’s Tournament First Round Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights, and Trends for March 19, 2021

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 BetMGM @BETMGM Oct 02, 2021, 2:03 AM

The No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (18-9) and the No. 13 North Texas Mean Green (17-9) will meet on Friday to compete for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Purdue is favored by seven points in the opening round matchup, which tips off at 7:25 PM ET on TNT. Here are the insights you need when filling out your bracket for this 4-13 matchup.

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Purdue vs North Texas Betting Information
Favorite Spread Favorite Spread Odds Underdog Spread Odds Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Purdue -7 -110 -110 126.5 -107 -113 -302 241

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Point Total Insights

  • In Purdue games this season, the total went over Friday's over/under 19 times (70.4%).
  • 2020-21 North Texas games have gone over Friday's total on 14 of 26 occasions (53.8%).
  • The two teams combine to score 140.9 points per game, 14.4 more than the total in this contest.
  • The Boilermakers record 71.1 points per game, 9.9 more points than the 61.2 the Mean Green allow.
  • The Mean Green's 69.8 points per game are just 3.5 more points than the 66.3 the Boilermakers allow.

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    Purdue Betting Data

  • The Boilermakers have been strong against the spread this season, earning a 14-10 record.
  • When favored by at least 7 points, the Boilermakers have put together a 4-4 record ATS.
  • Purdue has combined with its adversaries to fall short of the over, doing so 0 times in 24 contests (0%).

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    Purdue Leaders

    Boilermakers Leaders
    Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
    Sasha Stefanovic 17 10.6 2.7 2.9 0.7 0.1 2.4
    Brandon Newman 18 6.8 3.3 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.2
    Isaiah Thompson 18 5.1 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.0
    Aaron Wheeler 18 4.7 5.4 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.8
    Mason Gillis 18 4.2 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.5

    North Texas Betting Data

  • The Mean Green have a winning record against the spread, going 14-7 ATS (covering 66.7% of the time).
  • When they are at least 7-point underdogs, the Mean Green have fared well, going 6-1 against the spread.
  • North Texas has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 4.8% of matchups this year (1 out of 21 chances).

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    North Texas Leaders

    Mean Green Leaders
    Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
    Javion Hamlet 20 15.5 3.5 5.2 0.6 0.0 1.1
    James Reese 20 11.0 4.5 1.2 1.3 0.3 2.2
    Zachary Simmons 20 10.4 6.4 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.1
    JJ Murray 12 2.8 1.7 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.4
    Jalen Jackson 11 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.2
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