Rutgers vs Purdue Odds, Stats & Props — Jan 2

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Scoring margin

RUTG −4.5 · PUR +11.5

Points scored minus allowed a game, 2025–26. Each team's own average, not a forecast.

Form

RUTG 5-5 · PUR 7-3

Each team's record over its last ten games.

Rest

RUTG 3d · PUR 2d

Days off before this game, from the schedule.

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

RUTG offensevsPUR defense

RUTG offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · PUR defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

47.5%

#324

52.3%

Stronger#227

Turnovers · per 100 plays

13.1%

#64Stronger

13.9%

#228

Offensive rebounding %

29.8%

#208

26.4%

Stronger#24

Free throw rate

26.8%

#134

18.7%

Stronger#15

PUR offensevsRUTG defense

PUR offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (3 by a clear margin) · RUTG defense in 1 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

57.6%

#11Stronger

53.0%

#264

Turnovers · per 100 plays

11.6%

#9Stronger

14.8%

#156

Offensive rebounding %

36.3%

#23Stronger

33.1%

#298

Free throw rate

21.3%

#310

23.6%

Stronger#121

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

RUTGPUR

−6.8 268thNet rating14th +17.7

106.0 251stOffensive rating2nd 125.7

112.8 264thDefensive rating132nd 108.0

66.6 260thPace321st 64.9

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

PUR 3-point shooting
PUR offense 37.9% (17th) vs RUTG defense allowing 35.8% (295th)
+278 spots
PUR offensive rebounding
PUR offense 36.3% (23rd) vs RUTG defense allowing 33.1% (298th)
+275 spots
PUR effective shooting
PUR offense 57.6% (11th) vs RUTG defense allowing 53.0% (264th)
+253 spots
RUTG turnovers
RUTG offense 13.1% (64th) vs PUR defense allowing 13.9% (228th)
+164 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

RUTG

DSU

PUR

3 days rest

PUR

USC

RUTG

2 days rest4th straight home game

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

RUTG · last 10

14-19 · 274 days rest

Apr 2 @ CREI2025–26L 69–82
Mar 12 @ UCLA2025–26L 59–72
Mar 11 @ MINN2025–26W 72–67
Mar 8 vs PSU2025–26W 74–62
Mar 5 @ MSU2025–26L 87–91
Mar 1 @ MD2025–26W 69–65
Feb 24 vs WASH2025–26L 72–79
Feb 21 @ MINN2025–26L 61–80
Feb 18 @ PSU2025–26W 85–72
Feb 15 vs MD2025–26W 68–57

5-5 in these

PUR · last 10

27-8 · 279 days rest

Mar 28 @ ARIZ2025–26L 64–79
Mar 26 vs TEX2025–26W 79–77
Mar 22 vs MIA2025–26W 79–69
Mar 15 @ MICH2025–26W 80–72
Mar 14 @ UCLA2025–26W 73–66
Mar 13 @ NEB2025–26W 74–58
Mar 12 vs NU2025–26W 81–68
Mar 7 vs WIS2025–26L 93–97
Mar 4 @ NU2025–26W 70–66
Mar 1 @ OSU2025–26L 74–82

7-3 in these

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RUTG rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Tariq Francis	30.1	18.9	2.1	3.6
Darren Buchanan Jr.	27.7	9.2	4.3	1.9
Jamichael Davis	24.5	6.4	2.9	2.3
Dylan Grant	23.4	7.3	3.7	0.7
Harun Zrno	21.3	6.3	1.8	0.7
Emmanuel Ogbole	19.9	4.5	5.3	0.5
Lino Mark	19.5	8.6	2.2	1.9
Kaden Powers	17.2	6.5	1.8	1.7

PUR rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Braden Smith	35.8	12.5	3.5	8.8
Fletcher Loyer	31.2	15.4	2.5	2.6
Trey Kaufman-Renn	29.4	15.0	8.4	2.5
C.J. Cox	24.5	7.9	2.8	1.3
Oscar Cluff	24.4	9.1	6.9	1.5
Jack Benter	15.3	4.2	2.3	0.8
Gicarri Harris	14.7	4.5	1.3	0.5
Omer Mayer	13.8	5.7	0.9	0.9

Team rankings (2025–26)History

RUTG offenseper gamePUR defense

Effective FG%

324th47.5%

52.3%227th

Turnover %

64th13.1%

13.9%228th

Offensive rebound %

208th29.8%

26.4%24th

Free throw rate

134th26.8%

18.7%15th

Points

269th70.6

70.162nd

Field goal %

318th41.8%

44.6%171st

2-point %

333rd46.6%

53.1%237th

3-point %

239th32.8%

34.2%196th

Free throw %

124th74.1%

72.0%153rd

Rebounds

274th32.7

28.42nd

Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Scoring by halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

RUTGForAgainst

1st half

31.2

33.7

2nd half

40.1

43.8

Game

71.3

77.5

44% of RUTG's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

PURForAgainst

1st half

38.5

33.3

2nd half

39.9

38.8

Game

78.4

72.1

49% of PUR's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

10 meetings

RUTG 3series7 PUR

Last 10PPPPPPRPRR

Avg total

144.2

combined points

Avg margin

PUR 10.8

per meeting

Biggest win

PUR +29

Mar 4, 2025

Last meeting

PUR won

Dec 2, 2025

Every meetingHistory

2025RUTG 0-3 PUR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Dec 2, 2025	PUR 81	RUTG 65	PUR+16	+16
Mar 4, 2025	RUTG 71	PUR 100	PUR+29	+29
Jan 9, 2025	PUR 68	RUTG 50	PUR+18	+18

2024RUTG 0-2 PUR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 22, 2024	RUTG 68	PUR 96	PUR+28	+28
Jan 28, 2024	PUR 68	RUTG 60	PUR+8	+8

2023RUTG 1-1 PUR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Mar 10, 2023	RUTG 65	PUR 70	PUR+5	+5
Jan 2, 2023	RUTG 65	PUR 64	RUTG+1	+1

2022RUTG 0-1 PUR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 20, 2022	RUTG 72	PUR 84	PUR+12	+12

2021RUTG 1-0 PUR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Dec 9, 2021	PUR 68	RUTG 70	RUTG+2	+2

2020RUTG 1-0 PUR

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Dec 29, 2020	PUR 76	RUTG 81	RUTG+5	+5

Measure	RUTG11-19 · last 30 games	PUR22-8 · last 30 games	League
Share of points scored in the 1st half	43.5%#357 of 361	49.0%#19 of 361	46.8%
Scoring margin	−6.7#304 of 361	+10.9#13 of 361	−0.5
Margin per 100 possessions	−10.1#303 of 361	+16.9#12 of 361	−0.7
Points scored per 100 possessions	104.7#275 of 361	125.3#1 of 361	109.2

Measure	RUTG11-19 · last 30 games	PUR22-8 · last 30 games	League
Share of points scored in the 1st half	43.5%#357 of 361	49.0%#19 of 361	46.8%
Scoring margin	−6.7#304 of 361	+10.9#13 of 361	−0.5
Margin per 100 possessions	−10.1#303 of 361	+16.9#12 of 361	−0.7
Points scored per 100 possessions	104.7#275 of 361	125.3#1 of 361	109.2

Rutgers vs Purdue — College Basketball, Jan 2, 2027

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