The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (7-11, 3-0 Summit) will attempt to snap their seven-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (11-7, 3-0 Summit) at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The game is scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 10, 2019.
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Free Prediction
The last time the Golden Eagles played, they were dismantled by the Missouri State Bears, 84-50. Missouri State’s 0.603 effective field goal percentage was their biggest advantage over Oral Roberts, who had a mark of 0.336. Oral Roberts’ Kerwin Smith had a solid performance, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Mastodons got blown out by the No. 21 UCLA Bruins in their last outing, 96-71. UCLA won the rebounding battle. The Bruins had 13 offensive rebounds and 52 total rebounds, while the Mastodons had six and 28, respectively. With 25 points on 11-for-18 shooting, John Konchar led Purdue Fort Wayne in scoring.
After splitting two games last season, these teams will clash for the first time this year. In the most recent game, the Mastodons won 85-75. The Mastodons had a much better free throw rate (0.259 vs. 0.081) and had a much better turnover percentage (11.7 vs. 20.9).
Konchar has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Purdue Fort Wayne.
The productive offense of Purdue Fort Wayne (56th in the country with an offensive efficiency of 114.9) will go head-to-head against the bottom-tier defense of Oral Roberts (310th in the nation with a defensive efficiency of 109.0). The Mastodons should have the edge on that end of the court. Also, the Golden Eagles, who rank 306th in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.188), could struggle to get to the line against the Mastodons, who rank 45th in opponents’ FTA rate (0.190).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Purdue Fort Wayne averages 16.2 assists per game, which ranks 40th in the nation. Oral Roberts ranks 204th in assists allowed per game (15.3).
The Mastodons rank 11th in three pointers attempted per game (28.5) while the Golden Eagles rank 159th in three pointers allowed per game (23.3).
Purdue Fort Wayne averages 7.6 steals per game, which ranks 62nd in the country. Oral Roberts ranks 120th in steals allowed per game (6.8).
The Mastodons rank 28th in blocks allowed per game (2.4) while the Golden Eagles rank 61st (2.9).
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The Golden Eagles’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 11.0, up from 4.4 for the season.
During their last five games, the Mastodons have scored an average of 87.0 points per game (2.7 above their season average) and allowed an average of 82.0 points per game (4.4 above their season average).
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