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Purdue vs Kent State Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 30 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 101-60
51-27 50-33
Position#31
Record11-1
FormWLWWW
Points / game84.9
Allowed / game66.5
Purdue 🏆
USA
vs
Kent State
USA
Position#52
Record9-3
FormWWWLW
Points / game93.8
Allowed / game80.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Purdue winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kent State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

PurdueUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Alabama
#48
W
87-80
87
80
+7
A14/11
NCAA
Akron
#14
W
97-79
97
79
+18
H17/11
NCAA
Memphis
#277
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H20/11
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
86-56
86
56
+30
H22/11
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#285
W
109-62
109
62
+47
H28/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
81-65
81
65
+16
A03/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
58-81
58
81
-23
H06/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#235
W
85-57
85
57
+28
H11/12
NCAA
Marquette
#290
W
79-59
79
59
+20
H13/12
NCAA
Auburn
#188
W
88-60
88
60
+28
H20/12
NCAA
1H
2H
43-41
44-39
52-39
45-40
36-35
44-36
49-26
37-30
53-28
56-34
40-27
41-38
31-35
27-46
35-32
50-25
37-21
42-38
46-32
42-28
152.0Avg total
85.0Scored
67.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)84.966.5151.4+18.492%
Season at home (10)85.165.3150.4+19.890%
Season away (2)84.072.5156.5+11.5100%
Last 10 (10)85.067.0152.0+18.090%
Last 5 (5)78.264.4142.6+13.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)67.267.0134.2+0.250%
vs Similar (12)78.674.5153.1+4.150%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)84.767.6152.3+17.193%
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Wilmington
#17
W
86-77
86
77
+9
H11/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#303
L
95-102
95
102
-7
H15/11
NCAA
Wright State
#94
W
76-72 OT
76
72
+4
A16/11
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#313
W
93-78
93
78
+15
H19/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#303
W
91-71
91
71
+20
H22/11
NCAA
Penn State-Shenango
#687
W
123-59
123
59
+64
H30/11
NCAA
Austin Peay
#49
W
96-84
96
84
+12
H04/12
NCAA
Roberts Wesleyan
#573
W
111-68
111
68
+43
H06/12
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
78-88
78
88
-10
A14/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
69-59
69
59
+10
A20/12
NCAA
1H
2H
43-34
43-43
41-44
54-58
32-32
30-30
53-34
40-44
42-25
49-46
60-17
63-42
36-32
60-52
52-29
59-39
36-39
42-49
35-24
34-35
167.6Avg total
91.8Scored
75.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)93.880.2174.0+13.575%
Season at home (9)100.282.7182.9+17.678%
Season away (3)74.373.0147.3+1.367%
Last 10 (10)91.875.8167.6+16.080%
Last 5 (5)95.471.6167.0+23.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)86.077.0163.0+9.0100%
vs Similar (15)79.279.4158.6-0.253%
vs Weaker (12)87.272.1159.3+15.283%
This opponent (Purdue) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-15-8+0+8+151st half1st half: +10.6+10.61st half: +12.0+12.02nd half2nd half: +7.4+7.42nd half: +3.6+3.6
-15-8+0+8+151st half1st half: +10.6+10.61st half: +12.0+12.02nd half2nd half: +7.4+7.42nd half: +3.6+3.6
PurdueKent State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
PurdueLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Alabama
#48
W
43-41
43
41
+2
A14/11
NCAA
Akron
#14
W
52-39
52
39
+13
H17/11
NCAA
Memphis
#277
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H20/11
NCAA
Texas Tech
#63
W
49-26
49
26
+23
H22/11
NCAA
Eastern Illinois
#285
W
53-28
53
28
+25
H28/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
40-27
40
27
+13
A03/12
NCAA
Iowa State
#34
L
31-35
31
35
-4
H06/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#235
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H11/12
NCAA
Marquette
#290
W
37-21
37
21
+16
H13/12
NCAA
Auburn
#188
W
46-32
46
32
+14
H20/12
NCAA
73.8Avg total
42.2Scored
31.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.632.271.9+7.473%-
Last 30 at home (20)41.331.572.8+9.880%-
Last 30 away (10)36.333.770.0+2.660%-
Last 10 (10)42.231.673.8+10.690%-
Last 5 (5)37.829.467.2+8.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)34.227.862.0+6.575%-
vs Similar (12)40.534.274.7+6.375%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)40.431.972.3+8.671%-
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NC Wilmington
#17
W
43-34
43
34
+9
H11/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#303
L
41-44
41
44
-3
H15/11
NCAA
Wright State
#94
D
32-32
32
32
+0
A16/11
NCAA
Eastern Kentucky
#313
W
53-34
53
34
+19
H19/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#303
W
42-25
42
25
+17
H22/11
NCAA
Penn State-Shenango
#687
W
60-17
60
17
+43
H30/11
NCAA
Austin Peay
#49
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H04/12
NCAA
Roberts Wesleyan
#573
W
52-29
52
29
+23
H06/12
NCAA
Portland
#253
L
36-39
36
39
-3
A14/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
35-24
35
24
+11
A20/12
NCAA
74.0Avg total
43.0Scored
31.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.433.674.0+6.970%-
Last 30 at home (17)43.934.578.4+9.571%-
Last 30 away (13)35.832.468.2+3.569%-
Last 10 (10)43.031.074.0+12.070%-
Last 5 (5)43.828.272.0+15.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (1)43.034.077.0+9.0100%-
vs Similar (15)38.136.874.9+1.360%-
vs Weaker (12)43.130.373.4+12.875%-
This opponent (Purdue) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
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Purdue wins
0
Kent State wins
No previous meetings.
Purduelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/12/25HAuburn88-60
13/12/25HMarquette79-59
11/12/25HMinnesota85-57
06/12/25HIowa State58-81
03/12/25ARutgers81-65
28/11/25HEastern Illinois109-62
22/11/25HTexas Tech86-56
20/11/25HMemphis80-71
17/11/25HAkron97-79
14/11/25AAlabama87-80
Kent Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/12/25AUMass69-59
14/12/25APortland78-88
06/12/25HRoberts Wesleyan111-68
04/12/25HAustin Peay96-84
30/11/25HPenn State-Shenango123-59
22/11/25HCleveland State91-71
19/11/25HEastern Kentucky93-78
16/11/25AWright State76-72 OT
15/11/25HCleveland State95-102
11/11/25HNC Wilmington86-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Purdue
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW92%
HomeWLWWW90%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games12102
Win %92%90%100%
Points / game84.985.184.0
Allowed / game66.565.372.5
Point differential+18.4+19.8+11.5
Avg total151.4150.4156.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%80%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Kent State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW75%
HomeWWWWW78%
AwayWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1293
Win %75%78%67%
Points / game93.8100.274.3
Allowed / game80.282.773.0
Point differential+13.5+17.6+1.3
Avg total174.0182.9147.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%56%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
Overtime %17%11%33%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Michigan11110100%95.466.1+29.3
2 Nebraska12120100%83.367.2+16.2
3 USC1312192%89.475.3+14.1
4 Purdue1211192%84.966.5+18.4
5 Michigan State1211192%78.063.3+14.7
6 Iowa1311285%81.260.1+21.2
7 Illinois1310377%88.268.5+19.8
8 Indiana1310377%84.766.1+18.6
9 UCLA1310377%81.768.9+12.8
10 Ohio State129375%86.271.9+14.3
11 Penn State139469%79.174.3+4.8
12 Washington128467%83.271.7+11.6
13 Wisconsin128467%83.874.2+9.5
14 Northwestern127558%80.670.2+10.4
15 Minnesota127558%73.866.6+7.2
16 Oregon137654%78.273.7+4.5
17 Maryland137654%76.878.8-1.9
18 Rutgers126650%69.072.8-3.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)13130100%95.171.1+24.0
2 Buffalo1311285%79.470.7+8.7
3 Bowling Green1310377%88.664.4+24.2
4 Akron129375%95.677.9+17.7
5 Kent State129375%93.880.2+13.5
6 UMass139469%79.570.7+8.8
7 Toledo126650%82.977.9+5.0
8 Ohio136746%77.176.5+0.5
9 Eastern Michigan136746%71.372.5-1.2
10 Western Michigan136746%75.678.4-2.8
11 Northern Illinois125742%77.278.3-1.2
12 Central Michigan134931%72.577.9-5.5
13 Ball State123925%65.970.8-4.8
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Purdue5150101
Kent State273360
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