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On Thursday, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will visit Rochester, Michigan at the Athletics Center O’rena for a Horizon League matchup between the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and the Grizzlies. Last Friday, Cleveland State upset Purdue Fort Wayne 79-74, dropping the Mastodons to 3-5 overall.
With an average of 16.2 points per game for Purdue Fort Wayne, Jarred Godfrey is the team’s top scorer. The guard’s overall and long-range shooting percentages are both merely 39.5%. Bobby Planutis, who averages 11.0 points per game and shoots 44.3% overall and 39.0% from long range, is the second-highest scorer.
Purdue Fort Wayne’s leading scorers all have field goals of fewer than 44.3%. Godfrey leads the team in assists with 3.8 dishes per game on average. Ra Kpedi leads Purdue Fort Wayne in rebounding average with 8.3 boards per game on average. Godfrey leads in both steals and blocked shots with an average of 1.5 per game and 0.5 per game, respectively.
Let’s check the latest picks, NCAAB news, stats and NCAAB expert picks for Purdue Fort Wayne vs Oakland. We’ve plenty of NCAAB predictions for you to consider.
Now looking at the other side of the court, the Golden Grizzlies have dropped two straight games and three of their last five, and Oakland was upset by the Robert Morris Colonials 68-63 on Sunday.
Jalen Moore averages 17.2 points a game for Oakland, which is the team’s highest scoring average. The guard’s shooting percentages are only 41.9% overall and 29.9% from long range. With 15.9 points per game on average and a 50.9% overall shooting percentage while making 40.0% of his three-point attempts, Trey Townsend is the second-highest scorer in the team.
With a field goal percentage of just 43.7% and facing an Oakland attack that averages 72.6 points per game, Purdue Fort Wayne will struggle to keep up with the Golden Grizzlies if their on-the-road shooting struggles continue. This matchup is definitely going to be an interesting one to watch.
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Game Information
- Date: 02/02/2023
- Time: 07:00 PM ET
- Location: Athletics Center O’rena, Rochester, MI.
- How to Watch Purdue Fort Wayne vs Oakland : ESPN+
- Live Stream: CBS.com
Purdue Fort Wayne vs Oakland Betting Lines
Purdue Fort Wayne is +120 according to our Vegas NCAAB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $120.On the other side, Oakland is -140 according to the Vegas NCAAB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $63.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Purdue Fort Wayne at a 45.45% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Oakland has 61.54% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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