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Saint Peter’s is the definition of a Cinderella team, and they find themselves as a 15-seed matched up with the three-seed Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen. The small school from Jersey City, New Jersey will have a tall task in front of them to keep their miraculous run moving to the Elite Eight.
Sweet Sixteen: Purdue vs. Saint Peter’s
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Gametime: 7:09pm EST
TV: CBS
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Purdue (-12.5) over Saint Peter’s
You’re welcome, Jersey City. The kiss of death will not come from me. Everyone outside Indiana wants the Peacocks’ inspiring run to continue, but it’s nearly impossible to present a case for how that will occur against the nation’s second-ranked offense.
Purdue’s Jaden Ivey is the most talented guard in the country, a near-certainty to be a top-five pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Purdue’s attack, which averages 80 points per game (Saint Peter’s hit that mark in regulation against one Division I team this season), ranks sixth in the nation in field-goal shooting (49.2 percent) and fourth in 3-point shooting (38.8 percent).
If the shots aren’t falling, the Boilermakers’ top-ranked rebounders — led by 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and 6-10 Trevion Williams — will give them second chances. Purdue, which is tied for 12th in the nation in free throws attempted, will find easy points against an aggressive defense that fouls more often than 347 other teams. The Boilermakers did that in getting 46 attempts from the line against a Texas defense that is even more talented than the Peacocks’.
It isn’t fun to make this pick, so I understand if you must pass. But it’s also the rare game in which you can’t be too upset if you lose.
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