Cleveland State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne betting: College basketball preview for March 1

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Horizon League foes meet when the Cleveland State Vikings (19-11, 13-6 Horizon League) host the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (19-11, 12-7 Horizon League) at Wolstein Center, starting at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The Mastodons are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 150.5 points.

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Cleveland State Cover -2.5 vs Purdue Fort Wayne -113

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Cleveland State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne betting lines

  • Cleveland State moneyline odds to win: -155
  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: +129
  • Spread: Cleveland State (-2.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Cleveland State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cleveland State has covered the spread in the same percentage of games at home as away games (57.1%). It has covered eight times in 14 games at home and eight times in 14 games on the road.
  • The Vikings have exceeded the over/under in three of 14 home games (21.4%). They’ve fared better in road games, going over the total in seven of 14 matchups (50%).
  • Cleveland State has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 8-3 (.727). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 2-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Vikings have been scoring 72 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 73.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Cleveland State has been more porous on the defensive side of the ball as of late, allowing 69.3 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 66.7 points per game its opponents average in the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Vikings are making more threes per game over their past 10 outings (6.9 per game) compared to their season-long average (6.6), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (32.5% from deep over the last 10, 33.4% on the season).

Cleveland State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-12-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-6-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-17-1 (Home: 3-10-1; Away: 7-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 8-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 5-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (155th in nation) 42.9 (126th) 31 (243rd) 28.5 (40th) 14.1 (142nd) 10.9 (146th)

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Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Purdue Fort Wayne has had better results away (9-5-0) than at home (7-4-1).
  • Mastodons games have finished above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (eight of 12), and 57.1% of the time on the road (eight of 14).

Recent trends

  • While the Mastodons are putting up 82 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, tallying 77.2 points per contest.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne is ceding 75.5 points per contest in its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 74.9 points allowed.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Mastodons are draining 9.1 three-pointers per game, 1.4 fewer threes than their season average (10.5). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.2%) compared to their season average (37.3%).

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-10-1 (Home: 7-4-1; Away: 9-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 13-7-1; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-5 (Home: 10-2; Away: 5-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (51st in nation) 46.6 (319th) 27.6 (349th) 34 (329th) 13.7 (176th) 8.9 (10th)
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