Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Green Bay betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 1

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The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (8-7, 2-2 Horizon League) are favored (by 7.5 points) to extend a seven-game home winning streak when they host the Green Bay Phoenix (6-8, 1-2 Horizon League) on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

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Purdue Fort Wayne Cover -7.5 vs Green Bay -109

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Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Green Bay betting lines

  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: -342
  • Green Bay moneyline odds to win: +271
  • Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne (-7.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Purdue Fort Wayne has done a better job covering the spread at home (3-1-0) than it has in road affairs (2-6-0).
  • The Mastodons have gone over the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (75%) than games on the road (50%).
  • Purdue Fort Wayne has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 4-0 (1.000). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 0-1 (.000).

Recent trends

  • The Mastodons have been putting up 77.8 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s a little lower than the 82.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (77.8) is 0.1 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (77.9).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Mastodons are making 0.2 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.8 compared to 9.6 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (34.9% compared to 34.0% season-long).

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 2-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.0 (76th in nation) 45.9 (297th) 28.1 (344th) 34.7 (324th) 14.8 (157th) 9.7 (37th)

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Green Bay statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Green Bay has performed better at home (1-1-0) than away (2-5-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Phoenix games have gone over one of two times at home (50%), and three of seven on the road (42.9%).
  • The Phoenix’s winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .500 (1-1), and away it is .143 (1-6).

Last season stats

  • The Phoenix were ranked 283rd in college basketball offensively last year with 69.9 points per game, while defensively they were 11th-worst (80.3 points allowed per game).
  • In terms of rebounding, Green Bay was outplayed at both ends of the court last season, as it ranked seventh-worst in college basketball in boards (27.2 per game) and 21st-worst in rebounds allowed (34.4 per contest).
  • Last year the Phoenix ranked 158th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 13.8 per game.

Green Bay betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 6-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (137th in nation) 46.8 (314th) 28.1 (344th) 30.5 (156th) 12.7 (290th) 10.1 (59th)
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