- The best bet for McNeese vs Purdue is on McNeese to win with +200 odds as the Cowboys will shoot better than they did in the first round and the Boilermakers will struggle to replicate their offensive rebounding performance that helped them win versus High Point.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – McNeese is a 5.5-point underdog versus Purdue in the Round of 32. The best bet for the game is not on McNeese to cover, but instead on the Cowboys to win outright and upset the Boilermakers with +200 odds.
McNeese vs Purdue Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese Cowboys | +5.5 (-110) | +200 | O 143.0 (-110) |
| Purdue Boilermakers | -5.5 (-110) | -240 | U 143.0 (-110) |
Bet on McNeese to Upset Purdue
McNeese is coming off a tight two-point upset win over Clemson. In that game, the Cowboys had a 31-13 lead at halftime before almost blowing it by giving up 54 second-half points to the Tigers.
Despite that, McNeese is a good bet to beat Purdue at March Madness betting sites because the Cowboys showed that they could beat a good team while not playing their best game.
McNeese beat Clemson despite shooting just 21.1% from three (4/19) and 50% from the free throw line (11/22). Joe Charles, DJ Richards Jr., and Javohn Garcia, three starters, also all scored three or fewer points.
Purdue is coming off a 12-point win versus High Point which was much uglier than the score would suggest. Purdue only had a three-point lead with five minutes left in the game and needed an outlier performance on the offensive glass to win by as much as they did.
Purdue had 17 offensive rebounds, the most they’ve had all season, and had 20 second-chance points. For the season, Purdue averaged just 9.79 offensive rebounds per game. They averaged just the 241st-most team offensive rebounds per game in the NCAA this season.
Purdue is coming off a game in which they needed an outlier offensive rebounding game to beat High Point, who is the 86th highest-ranked team at KenPom.
McNeese is coming off a bad offensive game that was still enough to beat a Clemson team that was ranked 21st at KenPom.
Bet on McNeese’s shooting bouncing back and Purdue’s offensive rebounding regressing to their season average as the Cowboys upset the Boilermakers in the Round of 32 with +200 odds at legal sports betting sites.
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