PFW Mastodons (17-13) vs. Detroit Titans (13-18)
February 28, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Titans -5 / PFW Mastodons +5; Over/Under: +153
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The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and Detroit Mercy Titans meet Tuesday in the college basketball Horizon League Tournament at the Calihan Hall. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Betting Preview
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are averaging 74.1 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 69.5 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Jarred Godfrey is averaging 18.1 points and 3.6 assists, while Bobby Planutis is averaging 10.9 points and 4.1 rebounds. Deonte Billups is dishing 1.3 assists and Damian Chong Qui is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.
The Detroit Mercy Titans Betting Preview
The Detroit Mercy Titans are averaging 76.8 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 75.7 points on 46.6 percent shooting. Antoine Davis is averaging 28.1 points and 3.5 assists, while Gerald Liddell is averaging 14.9 points and 10 rebounds. Jayden Stone is the third double-digit scorer and Damezi Anderson is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Detroit Mercy Titans are shooting 39.1 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Mercy Titans are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
Detroit vs PFW Trends
The Mastodons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Titans are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Mastodons last 5 road games. The under is 4-0 in Titans last 4 home games.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Detroit Titans won both meetings against the Mastodons this season, and they enter this tournament playing the better ball. The PFW Mastodons just can’t find a consistent groove, and they had serious issues offensively in both meetings against Detroit. PFW loses as underdogs by an average of 6.2 points. I’ll lay the chalk.
