Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Youngstown State Penguins (10-5, 5-0 Horizon League) are underdogs (+6) as they try to continue an eight-game win streak when they visit the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-6, 3-2 Horizon League) at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The game airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 148 points.

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Purdue Fort Wayne Cover -6 vs Youngstown State -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State betting lines

  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: -254
  • Youngstown State moneyline odds to win: +205
  • Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne (-6)
  • Total: 148

Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Purdue Fort Wayne has played worse at home, covering two times in four home games, and six times in eight road games.
  • Looking at point totals, the Mastodons hit the over more often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total four times in four opportunities this season (100%). In away games, they have hit the over three times in eight opportunities (37.5%).
  • Purdue Fort Wayne has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 4-0 (1.000). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 3-1 (.750).

Recent trends

  • The Mastodons have seen a downturn in scoring lately, racking up 78.2 points per game in their last 10 contests, 3.6 points fewer than the 81.8 they’ve scored this season.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (71.1) is 1.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.4).
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Mastodons are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (11.2 compared to 10.9 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (37.1% compared to 37.7% season-long).

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 4-0; 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 (75th in nation) 46.8 (330th) 26.9 (353rd) 32.8 (268th) 14.8 (137th) 8.5 (second)

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Youngstown State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Youngstown State has had better results away (6-2-0) than at home (2-2-0).
  • Penguins games have finished above the over/under 25% of the time both at home (one of four) and on the road (two of eight) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Penguins are putting up 78.0 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 3.6 more than their average for the season (74.4).
  • In its past 10 games, Youngstown State is surrendering 65.1 points per game, 3.2 fewer points than its season average (68.3).
  • The Penguins are draining 8.9 treys per game in their previous 10 games, which is 1.0 more than their average for the season (7.9). Likewise, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (32.6%) compared to their season average from downtown (29.8%).

Youngstown State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-10-1 (Home: 1-2-1; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (320th in nation) 39.8 (44th) 33.9 (136th) 34.1 (315th) 13.3 (237th) 11.1 (148th)
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