Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Detroit Mercy betting: College basketball preview for December 5

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Horizon League opponents meet when the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (5-3, 0-0 Horizon League) visit the Detroit Mercy Titans (4-5, 0-0 Horizon League) at Calihan Hall, beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The Mastodons are 8-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 148 for the matchup.

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Purdue Fort Wayne Cover -8 vs Detroit Mercy -111

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Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Detroit Mercy betting lines

  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: -355
  • Detroit Mercy moneyline odds to win: +280
  • Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne (-8)
  • Total: 148

Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, Purdue Fort Wayne performed worse at home, covering seven times in 14 home games, and eight times in 15 road games.
  • When it came to point totals, the Mastodons hit the over less consistently when playing at home last year, as they exceeded the total seven times in 14 opportunities (50%). In away games, they hit the over eight times in 15 opportunities (53.3%).
  • Purdue Fort Wayne fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home last year, posting a home record of 8-4, compared to going 3-1 away from home.

Last season stats

  • With 80.2 points scored per game and 71.6 points allowed last season, the Mastodons were 34th in the country offensively and 165th defensively.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne was 300th in the nation in rebounds per game (30.1) and 314th in rebounds conceded (34.3) last year.
  • The Mastodons were 138th in the nation in assists (13.6 per game) last season.

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-1-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-3-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (64th in nation) 45.1 (272nd) 29.3 (325th) 31.4 (190th) 14.1 (178th) 9.0 (10th)

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Detroit Mercy statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Detroit Mercy’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .167 (2-10-0) last year. Away, it was .400 (8-11-1).
  • Both at home (six of 12) and on the road (10 of 20), the Titans’ games went over (in terms of the over/under) 50% of the time last season.
  • The Titans’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .000 last season, both at home (0-9) and away (0-19).

Last season stats

  • In terms of points, the Titans were outplayed on both offense and defense last year, as they ranked 23rd-worst in college basketball in points scored (66.0 per game) and eighth-worst in points allowed (80.3 per contest).
  • While Detroit Mercy ranked in the bottom 25 in the nation in rebounds per game with 26.8 (third-worst), it ranked 297th in college basketball with 33.6 rebounds allowed per game.
  • The Titans didn’t put up many dimes last year, ranking 24th-worst in the nation with 10.8 assists per contest.

Detroit Mercy betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (281st in nation) 42.4 (171st) 36.6 (53rd) 29.4 (96th) 12.3 (278th) 12.7 (265th)
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