UIC Flames (14-15) vs. PFW Mastodons (20-10)
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: PFW Mastodons -6 / UIC Flames +6; Over/Under: -147.5
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The UIC Flames and Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons meet Thursday in the college basketball Horizon Tournament at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The UIC Flames look to build on their four-game winning streak. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons look to build on their nine-game winning streak.
The UIC Flames are averaging 71.7 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 72.9 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Damaria Franklin is averaging 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Kevin Johnson is averaging 13.4 points and 4.9 assists. Zion Griffin is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Warren is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The UIC Flames are shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The UIC Flames are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are averaging 74.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 60.4 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Jarred Godfrey is averaging 15.1 points and 4 assists, while Jalon Pipkins is averaging 13.6 points and 3.3 rebounds. Damian Chong Qui is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Planutis is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.9 rebounds per game.
The Flames are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games and 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games following a ATS win. The Mastodons are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Flames last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Mastodons last 5 overall. The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The PFW Mastodons have been the better team all year, and they’re playing even better right now, winning their last five games by an average of 9.4 points while shooting 51.7 percent from the field. The UIC Flames are a subpar team overall, and they lose as an underdog by an average of 6.9 points. Give me the Mastodons and the reasonable number.
