The Youngstown State Penguins (19-6, 11-3 Horizon) battle the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-10, 7-7) Friday. Tip from Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Youngstown State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Youngstown State has won 12 of its last 14 games, but one of those losses was a 76-71 home loss to Purdue Fort Wayne, failing to cover as a 4-point home favorite on Dec. 31. The Under (150) hit in that meeting.
The Penguins enter Friday’s road game off a 74-56 home win over Northern Kentucky Saturday, covering as 3-point home favorites. They have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 outings and are 15-8 against the spread (ATS) on the season.
The Mastodons are 2-3 straight up over their last 5 and are 1-4 ATS in that span. They are coming off an 85-52 road loss to Detroit Mercy Saturday, failing to cover as 2-point underdogs. Purdue Fort Wayne is 9-14 ATS on the season.