The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (14-8, 6-5 Horizon League) and Cleveland State Vikings (12-9, 7-3) meet Friday in Cleveland. Tip at the Wolstein Center is at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Cleveland State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-3 this month, but over that stretch the Mastodons have gone 1-6 against the spread (ATS). In a league that fires a lot of 3s, PFW has done a credible job in limiting the damage done from distance. The Mastodons have held foes to a 28.2% 3-point accuracy mark since Dec. 3.
The Vikings are back at home after going 3-1 in 4 straight road games. One of the victories came against PFW as Cleveland State downed the Mastodons in Fort Wayne 72-60 on Jan. 16 as 5.5-point underdogs. CSU has won of its last 6 meetings with PFW.
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