The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and Northwestern Wildcats meet Friday in college basketball action at the Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons look for a 3-1 start. The Northwestern Wildcats look for a 4-0 start.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are averaging 82.7 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 60.7 points on 39.4 percent shooting. Quinton Morton-Robertson is averaging 14.7 points and 2.3 assists while Deonte Billups is averaging 14 points and 4.3 rebounds. Jarred Godfrey is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Planutis is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc and 62 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are allowing 23.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.7 rebounds per game.
The Northwestern Wildcats are averaging 74.3 points on 41.4 percent shooting and allowing 54.3 points on 33.3 percent shooting. Robbie Beran is averaging 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Boo Buie is averaging 13.7 points and 4.7 rebounds. Chase Audige is the third double-digit scorer and Ty Berry is grabbing 8.3 rebounds. The Northwestern Wildcats are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free throw line. The Northwestern Wildcats are allowing 27.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.7 rebounds per game.
The Mastodons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wildcats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Friday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win. The over is 6-2 in Mastodons last 8 overall. The under is 4-1 in Wildcats last 5 overall.
It’s hard not to be impressed with what the Northwestern Wildcats have done through three games, which includes just going on the road and dominating the second half against Georgetown. Northwestern has been elite defensively up to this point and has multiple guys who can make shots when needed. It’s early, but Northwestern is a club that’s starting to grow on me. I’ll lay the chalk with the Wildcats.