The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles and Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles look for their eighth win. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons look for their ninth win.
The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles are averaging 77.5 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 69.7 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Jelani Simmons is averaging 14.7 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Trevor Lakes is averaging 11.5 points and 6.2 rebounds. Isaiah Swope is the third double-digit scorer and Gary Solomon is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles are shooting 42.7 percent from beyond the arc and 65.7 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are averaging 76.8 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 63.8 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Jarred Godfrey is averaging 15.3 points and 4.2 assists, while Bobby Planutis is averaging 13 points and 5.4 rebounds. Deonte Billups is dishing 1.3 assists and Damian Chong Qui is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 68.9 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are allowing 26.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
The Screaming Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Mastodons are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS win. The over is 5-2 in Screaming Eagles last 7 overall. The under is 6-2 in Mastodons last 8 overall.
The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles have been decent this season, but they still have to prove themselves on the road, where they lose by an average of 7.5 points. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons will have the best player on the floor, and they win at home by an average of 27.3 points while allowing 37.5 percent shooting. The line isn’t all that crazy. Give me the Mastodons and the reasonable chalk.