Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Northern Kentucky betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 6

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The Northern Kentucky Norse (7-2, 1-0 Horizon League) are 1.5-point underdogs as they try to continue a six-game winning streak when they visit the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (4-6, 0-1 Horizon League) on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Hilliard Gates Sports Center. The contest airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 153.5.

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Purdue Fort Wayne Cover -1.5 vs Northern Kentucky -103

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Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Northern Kentucky betting lines

  • Purdue Fort Wayne moneyline odds to win: -119
  • Northern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: -101
  • Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne (-1.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Purdue Fort Wayne statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Purdue Fort Wayne owns a better record against the spread (1-0-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (1-5-0).
  • The Mastodons have eclipsed the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in one of one home game (100%). In road games, they have hit the over in four of six games (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Purdue Fort Wayne has won a higher percentage of its home games (1.000) compared to road games (.000).

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Mastodons were 29th in the country on offense (80.7 points scored per game) and 255th on defense (74.6 points allowed).
  • On the boards, Purdue Fort Wayne was 13th-worst in the country in rebounds (27.7 per game) last season. It was 23rd-worst in rebounds conceded (34.3 per game).
  • The Mastodons were 174th in the country in assists (13.6 per game) last year.

Purdue Fort Wayne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-5-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-2-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.4 (46th in nation) 47.6 (333rd) 29.1 (317th) 33.4 (273rd) 16.2 (103rd) 10.4 (82nd)

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Northern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Northern Kentucky had a better winning percentage at home (.412, 7-10-0 record) than away (.267, 4-11-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Norse games finished over seven of 17 times at home (41.2%) and seven of 15 on the road (46.7%) last year.
  • When moneyline underdogs last year, the Norse won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than on the road (3-9).

Last season stats

  • The Norse were 239th in the nation last season with 71.8 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 182nd with 72.0 points allowed per game.
  • Northern Kentucky averaged 30.7 boards per game (261st-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 31.5 rebounds per contest (202nd-ranked).
  • Last year the Norse ranked 124th in college basketball in assists, delivering 14.2 per game.

Northern Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-2-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-0-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-3-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.2 (53rd in nation) 44.9 (251st) 31.7 (247th) 29.4 (105th) 16.7 (73rd) 12.7 (248th)
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