Wright State vs PFW Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/19/23
PFW Mastodons (12-6) vs. Wright State Raiders (11-8)
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wright State Raiders -2.5 / PFW Mastodons +2.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and Wright State Raiders meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Nutter Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Preview
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are averaging 75.2 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 42 percent shooting. Jarred Godfrey is averaging 16.6 points and 4.1 assists, while Bobby Planutis is averaging 11.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. Deonte Billups is dishing 1.3 assists and Damian Chong Qui is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 70.4 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are allowing 27.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game.
The Wright State Raiders Preview
The Wright State Raiders are averaging 79.6 points on 50.4 percent shooting and allowing 72.7 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Trey Calvin is averaging 18.4 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Brandon Noel is averaging 13.9 points and 8.1 rebounds. Amari Davis is the third double-digit scorer and AJ Braun is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Wright State Raiders are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 70.5 percent from the free throw line. The Wright State Raiders are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Mastodons are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Raiders are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games. The under is 4-1 in Mastodons last 5 overall. The over is 5-2 in Raiders last 7 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Wright State Raiders are playing their best ball of the season right now, and now they get to go home, where they win by an average of 8.8 points and shoot 51.1 percent from the field. While you can argue PFW Mastodons are the better team, and they’ve proven themselves on the road, we’re not laying much with a hot Wright State side. Give me the Raiders.
