My 8* EARLY-RISER play is on Purdue at 12:40 EST. The Boilermakers finished 22-11. They're the No. 4 seed after losing six of their last nine games. I say they come in motivated enough here though to not only win this game, but to do so in blowout fashion. Purdue is Top 10 in the country in field-goal shooting at 49%. The High Point Panthers finished 29-5 and they come in having won 14 straight games, including the Big South Tournament Championship, but they've only played on March Madness team all season. The Panthers enter among the nation's highest-scoring teams in averaging 81.7 PPG, but, clearly, their level of competition has to be questioned. Purdue is loaded with talent as well, including Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith and I believe they'll be just too much for the Panthers to handle. The Boilermakers have a big talent edge here and I expect them to ride that to a solid victory in the First Round. Lay the points, Purdue rolls!