Southern Illinois-Edwardsville vs PFW 12/8/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
PFW Mastodons (4-4) vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars (3-6)
December 8, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars +1 / PFW Mastodons -1; Over/Under: -140.5
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The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and SIU Edwardsville Cougars meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the First Community Arena. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons look to get a game above a .500 record. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars need a win after losing three of their last four games.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are averaging 74.8 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 72.4 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Jarred Godfrey is averaging 18.3 points and 4.6 assists, while Jalon Pipkins is averaging 13.4 points and 3.3 rebounds. Ra Kpedi is the third double-digit scorer and Deonte Billups is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.6 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are allowing 38.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28 rebounds per game.
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars are averaging 67.2 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.9 points on 43 percent shooting. Ray’Sean Taylor is averaging 17.3 points and 5.2 rebounds, while Shaun Doss Jr. is averaging 12.2 points and 6.3 rebounds. Shamar Wright is dishing 1.2 assists and DeeJuan Pruitt is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars are shooting 26.4 percent from beyond the arc and 65.3 percent from the free throw line. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
The Mastodons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Cougars are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 Wednesday games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss. The under is 5-0 in Mastodons last 5 Wednesday games. The under is 4-0 in Cougars last 4 home games. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
I’m not running to the window to back either of these subpar teams that have been up and down and have losses to below average teams. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons have issues defensively they need to clean up, and the SIU Edwardsville Cougars have scoring issues. So with that said, I’d grab the free point with the home team in Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
