Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Cleveland State Vikings 12/30/2021

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Cleveland State Vikings 12/30/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (5-5) will collide with the Cleveland State Vikings (6-3) in the Horizon League at Wolstein Center in Cleveland on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET. Purdue Fort Wayne comes into this match-up after winning their recent stint and to improve their record above .500 this season.

The Mastodons defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at 78-65 in their recent outing. Fort Wayne is in 5th place at 1-1 in the Horizon League Conference with a 5-5 overall standing while losing their last three road outings.

The Mastodons managed to gain a 36-30 halftime lead over the Redhawks and ended up with a 42-35 advantage in the 2nd half. Guard Jalon Pipkins led with 24 points while Guard Jarred Godfrey added 16 with a team-high 4 assists in the win.

The Mastodons scored an average of 73.5 PPG on 45.0% FG shooting and gave up 72.4 PPG to their opponents. PFW recorded an average of 30.6 rebounds and 13.2 assists per match while their defense posted an average of 2.9 blocks and 8.1 steals per outing.

Guard Jarred Godfrey led the scoring for Purdue with an average of 17.7 PPG on 50.0% FG and in assists with 4.4 per contest. Forward Ra Kpedi led in rebounding with an average of 7.2 per game.

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Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Cleveland State Vikings Predictions 12/30/2021

The Cleveland State Vikings will be hosting this Horizon League duel versus PFW on Thursday evening after winning four of their last five contests this season. The Vikings stopped a six-game winning skid after losing their last outing to the Oklahoma State Cowboys on December 13.

Cleveland State is in 2nd place at 2-0 in the Horizon League Conference with an overall standing at 6-3 while winning 6 of their last 7 home matches on the season. The Vikings trailed a one-point halftime lead versus the Cowboys but managed to even the score at the end of regulation time and pushed the game into overtime.

However, Cleveland State ended up scoring just 9 points but allowed Oklahoma State to gain 14 in the 93-98 loss on December 13. Guard D’Moi Hodge scored 31 points in leading the Vikings while Guard Broc Finstuen contributed a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

Guard D’Moi Hodge scored an average of 14.9 PPG on 45.8% overall shooting while Guard T Patton led in rebounding and assists with an average of 6.3 RPG and 3.6 APG this season.

The Cleveland State Vikings earned an average of 74.9 PPG on 47.4% FG while giving away 67.4 PPG to their rivals. The Vikings marked an average of 35.7 RPG and 17.4 APG while their defense nailed an average of 3.3 blocks and 9.6 steals per match.

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs. Cleveland State Vikings. The NCAAB Pick for this game is Cleveland State. The Vikings are the better team in this match-up and Cleveland State will take control of this contest versus a weak Fort Wayne team. The Vikings have a better line-up and the advantage of playing at their home court on Thursday. The prediction: Cleveland State will win at 77-66.

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