Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Detroit Mercy betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (12-6, 5-2 Horizon League) are heavily favored (by 17.5 points) to continue a five-game home winning streak when they host the Detroit Mercy Titans (6-12, 2-5 Horizon League) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 146.

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Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Detroit Mercy betting lines

  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: -2041
  • Detroit Mercy moneyline odds to win: +1014
  • Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne (-17.5)
  • Total: 146

Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Purdue Fort Wayne has done a better job covering the spread in road games (6-2-0) than it has at home (4-2-0).
  • The Mastodons have exceeded the total more consistently at home, hitting the over in five of six home matchups (83.3%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of eight games (37.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Purdue Fort Wayne has won a higher percentage of its home games (1.000) compared to away games (.750).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Mastodons have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 81.7 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 82.1 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (73.9) is 1.0 more point per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.9).
  • While the Mastodons are making more threes per game over their past 10 contests (11.2 per game) compared to their season-long average (10.7), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (37.3% from deep over the last 10, 37.6% on the season).

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-5-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 6-0; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (70th in nation) 46.3 (310th) 27.3 (352nd) 33.6 (297th) 14.7 (128th) 8.5 (second)

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Detroit Mercy statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Detroit Mercy’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .667 (4-2-0). Away, it is .778 (7-2-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Titans games have finished over more frequently at home (four of six, 66.7%) than on the road (three of nine, 33.3%).
  • The Titans’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .400 (2-3), and away it is .222 (2-7).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Titans are posting 67.2 points per game, compared to their season average of 68.1.
  • Over its last 10 games, Detroit Mercy is allowing 79.0 points per game, 3.5 more points than its season average (75.5).
  • The Titans are draining 5.6 threes per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (5.7). That said, they have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (35.2%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.0%).

Detroit Mercy betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-5-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 17.5+: 4-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 11-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-1 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 3-5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-12 (Home: 2-3; Away: 2-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.7 (343rd in nation) 42.7 (148th) 34.3 (95th) 32.9 (278th) 10.8 (347th) 12.7 (284th)
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