Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Wright State betting: College basketball preview for January 15

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The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (13-6, 6-2 Horizon League) are 2.5-point favorites as they look to extend a three-game win streak when they visit the Wright State Raiders (9-9, 3-4 Horizon League) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Nutter Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 152.5 points.

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Purdue Fort Wayne Cover -2.5 vs Wright State -104

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Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Wright State betting lines

  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: -138
  • Wright State moneyline odds to win: +115
  • Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne (-2.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Purdue Fort Wayne sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (5-2-0) than it does in road games (6-2-0).
  • The Mastodons have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (85.7%) than road games (37.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Purdue Fort Wayne has picked up the win in seven of seven games at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won three of four games on the road (.750) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Mastodons have picked up their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 82.9 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 82.5 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (72.7) is 0.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.6).
  • The Mastodons are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 12.0 threes per game and shooting 39.5% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 10.9 makes and 38.1% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-5-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 9-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-4-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-7-0 (Home: 6-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 7-0; 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
47.8 (61st in nation) 46.1 (309th) 27.3 (351st) 33.3 (293rd) 14.8 (119th) 8.5 (second)

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Wright State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Wright State has been better against the spread at home (4-1-0) than away (2-6-0) this season.
  • Raiders games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (two times out of five) than away (four of eight) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Raiders have fared worse offensively in their previous 10 games, scoring 73.0 points per contest, 2.4 fewer points their than season average of 75.4.
  • Wright State has performed better defensively over its previous 10 games, allowing 70.6 points per contest, 1.1 fewer points than its season average of 71.7 allowed.
  • The Raiders are sinking 8.5 treys per contest with a 40.3% three-point percentage over their previous 10 games, compared to their season averages of 8.1 and 37.8%.

Wright State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.0 (26th in nation) 44.8 (267th) 30.5 (292nd) 31.1 (180th) 14.9 (114th) 11.0 (133rd)
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