The IPFW Mastodons and the Wright State Raiders meet in college basketball action from the Nutter Center on Sunday afternoon.
The IPFW Mastodons will try to rebound from a 59-49 loss to Northern Kentucky last time out. Jarred Godfrey leads the Mastodons in scoring and assists with 15.9 PPG along with 4.1 APG while Jalon Pipkins has 13 PPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for IPFW. Ra Kpedi leads the Mastodons on the glass with 8.6 PPG and a team-high 6.6 RPG this season. As a team, IPFW is averaging 73.5 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 78.6% from the foul line while allowing 69.9 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field and 35.3% from three this season.
The Wright State Raiders will try to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 71-67 loss to Cleveland State last time out. Tanner Holden leads Wright State in scoring and assists with 20.8 PPG and 2.9 APG while Grant Basile has 16.9 PPG and a team-high 8.7 RPG to lead the Raiders on the glass. Trey Calvin has 14.1 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Wright State so far this season. As a team, Wright State is averaging 75.3 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three and 77.1% from the foul line while allowing 73.6 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field and 32.6% from three this season.
IPFW is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a loss while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss. Wright State is 2-9 ATS in their last 11 home games and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 8-0 in their last 8 Sunday games.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I’m leaning towards IPFW and the points here. I kind of had to do a second glance when I realized that Wright State’s record was not as good as I thought it was, and IPFW has been a covering machine as of late. The Mastodons getting a cover and potential win here would go a long way, so give me the Mastodons and the points in this one.