The IUPU – Ft. Wayne Mastadons face the Omaha Mavericks in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament in a game that will be held at the neutral site of the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 9:30 PM ET. This game opened on the college betting board with the Mastondons a -3.5 favorite, but has since slipped to IUPI – Ft. Wayne -3 on the point spread line. The total line for this game is on the way down as low as 171 on some boards after opening at 174 points.
IUPU – Ft. Wayne is coming off a 96-92 OT win over Western Illinois in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as an 8.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 188, which was well over the closing line of 155. The Mastadons have failed to cover the spread in their last three games and in five of their last six games, including their last three, the total has gone over. IUPU – Ft. Wayne had lost two straight games before their win over Western Illinois.
Omaha is coming off a 96-92 win over North Dakota State in their last game where they covered the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 188, which was well over the closing line of 158.5. The Mavericks have covered the spread in their last three games and in three of their last four games, including their last two, the total has gone over. Omaha has won three straight games.
Offensively, IUPU – Ft. Wayne is putting up 88 points per game, which ranks 3rd in the nation, on a 44.7% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Mastadons are allowing 78.7 points per game on a 48.4% FG average.
Omaha is putting up 83.9 points per game, which ranks 14th in the nation, on a 44.7% FG average. On defense the Mavericks are allowing 84.6 points per game on a 47.3% FG average.
This season IUPU – Ft. Wayne beat Omaha twice.
IP Ft. Wayne Mastadons at Omaha Mavericks Betting Trends
- IPFW is 1-5-1 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
- The game total has gone over in 5 of IPFW’s last 6 games.
- IPFW is 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games against Nebraska-Omaha.
- Nebraska-Omaha is 5-1-1 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
- The Mavericks are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between IPFW and Nebraska-Omaha have the public evenly split on this game with 50% each. The over/under bettors are leaning slightly to this game going under the posted total line 174 with 58%.
