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Larry Ness
Jan 27 '22, 9:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Purdue vs Iowa
Play on: Iowa +2½ -110 at Mirage
My free play is on Iowa at 9:00 ET.
No. 6 Purdue (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten) is the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten but trails FOUR schools in the conference standings, 7-2 Illinois, 6-2 Michigan St and Wisconsin, plus 5-2 Ohio St. The Boilermakers lost heir most road game (a 68-65 decision against Indiana last Thursday) and will face another tough road test this Thursday against 14-5 (4-4) Iowa in Iowa City.
Matt Painter is in his 17th season at Purdue and the Boilermakers. 7-4 sophomore Edey (15.3 & 7.7) teams with 6-10 senior Williams (12.7 & 8.4), the 6-6 Gillis (7.6 & 3.6) and 6-10 freshman Furst (5.3 & 4.4 ) up front. The perimeter is led by Ivey (16.7 & 5.0) and Stefanovic (12.1), while Newman (5.6) and Thompson (5.7) add depth. Ivey's status is uncertain because of a hip flexor injury that forced him to sit out Sunday's 80-60 win over Northwestern. Painter said after Sunday's game that he did not know whether Ivey's absence would include the team's encounter against Iowa but he was listed as probable this morning..
Fran McCaffrey is in his 12th season at Iowa City and he's delivered seven, 20-win seasons in his first 11. Gone are consensus National Player-of-the-Year Garza (24.1 & 8.7) and Wieskamp (14.8 & 6.6) but the Hawkeyes opened 7-0, before dropping back-to-back Big Ten games to Purdue and Illinois, plus losing a third straight at Iowa St. However, the Hawkeyes have won SEVEN of their last nine to get to 14-5 but just 4-4 in the Big Ten. The 6-8 Murray twins (Keegan and Kris) were freshmen last season at Iowa. Keegan gained playing time as the year wound down but Kris was lost in the shuffle. This season, Keegan leads the team in scoring (22,8) and rebounding (8.4) while his brother Kris chips in 9.9 & 4.5. Returning players like the 6-9 Patrick McCaffrey (10.8 & 3.3) and returning guard Bohannon (10.6) have both played well. Guard Perkins (7.1), the 6-9 Rebraca (6.3 & 6.3), guard Toussaint (5.5 & 3.9 APG) and 6-7 freshman Sandfort (4.9) round out a deep group.
This is the second game of the regular season between Purdue and Iowa. In the first matchup back on Dec 3, the then-No. 2 Boilermakers held on for a 77-70 win on their home court. Purdue visits Iowa scoring 84.7 PPG on 50.1% shooting, ranking 4th in the nation in both categories. Iowa will counter with a lineup averaging 83.1 PPG (5th-best). Both teams will be dangerous come tourney time but for tonight, turnabout is fair play. I'm on the home team.
Good luck...Larry
Jan 27 '22, 9:00 PM in 2h
NCAA-B | Purdue vs Iowa
Play on: Iowa +2½ -110 at Mirage
My free play is on Iowa at 9:00 ET.
No. 6 Purdue (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten) is the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten but trails FOUR schools in the conference standings, 7-2 Illinois, 6-2 Michigan St and Wisconsin, plus 5-2 Ohio St. The Boilermakers lost heir most road game (a 68-65 decision against Indiana last Thursday) and will face another tough road test this Thursday against 14-5 (4-4) Iowa in Iowa City.
Matt Painter is in his 17th season at Purdue and the Boilermakers. 7-4 sophomore Edey (15.3 & 7.7) teams with 6-10 senior Williams (12.7 & 8.4), the 6-6 Gillis (7.6 & 3.6) and 6-10 freshman Furst (5.3 & 4.4 ) up front. The perimeter is led by Ivey (16.7 & 5.0) and Stefanovic (12.1), while Newman (5.6) and Thompson (5.7) add depth. Ivey's status is uncertain because of a hip flexor injury that forced him to sit out Sunday's 80-60 win over Northwestern. Painter said after Sunday's game that he did not know whether Ivey's absence would include the team's encounter against Iowa but he was listed as probable this morning..
Fran McCaffrey is in his 12th season at Iowa City and he's delivered seven, 20-win seasons in his first 11. Gone are consensus National Player-of-the-Year Garza (24.1 & 8.7) and Wieskamp (14.8 & 6.6) but the Hawkeyes opened 7-0, before dropping back-to-back Big Ten games to Purdue and Illinois, plus losing a third straight at Iowa St. However, the Hawkeyes have won SEVEN of their last nine to get to 14-5 but just 4-4 in the Big Ten. The 6-8 Murray twins (Keegan and Kris) were freshmen last season at Iowa. Keegan gained playing time as the year wound down but Kris was lost in the shuffle. This season, Keegan leads the team in scoring (22,8) and rebounding (8.4) while his brother Kris chips in 9.9 & 4.5. Returning players like the 6-9 Patrick McCaffrey (10.8 & 3.3) and returning guard Bohannon (10.6) have both played well. Guard Perkins (7.1), the 6-9 Rebraca (6.3 & 6.3), guard Toussaint (5.5 & 3.9 APG) and 6-7 freshman Sandfort (4.9) round out a deep group.
This is the second game of the regular season between Purdue and Iowa. In the first matchup back on Dec 3, the then-No. 2 Boilermakers held on for a 77-70 win on their home court. Purdue visits Iowa scoring 84.7 PPG on 50.1% shooting, ranking 4th in the nation in both categories. Iowa will counter with a lineup averaging 83.1 PPG (5th-best). Both teams will be dangerous come tourney time but for tonight, turnabout is fair play. I'm on the home team.
Good luck...Larry
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