The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (5-5) challenge the Akron Zips (6-2) at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
Akron Zips vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons ATS Prediction
The Zips will be looking for similar success after thoroughly outplaying the Cedarville Yellow Jackets in their last outing, 70-50. The Zips had a much better free throw rate (0.183 vs. 0.016) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.492 vs. 0.389). Akron was led by Jimond Ivey, who put up 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The last time the Mastodons played, they were blown out by the No. 21 UCLA Bruins, 96-71. UCLA won the rebounding battle. The Bruins had more offensive rebounds (13 vs. six), defensive rebounds (39 vs. 22) and total rebounds (52 vs. 28). Purdue Fort Wayne’s John Konchar had a good game, leading the team in scoring with 25 points on 11-for-18 shooting.
The Zips won the sole game against the Mastodons last season, 83-79. The Zips had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (41.7 vs. 21.9) and had a better turnover percentage (19.8 vs. 24.1).
Konchar has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Purdue Fort Wayne.
Purdue Fort Wayne should have the edge on the offensive side of the ball. The Mastodons rank 67th in offensive efficiency, while the Zips rank 236th in defensive efficiency dating back to the 2017-18 season.
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Purdue Fort Wayne ranks 11th in steals per game (8.1) while Akron ranks 197th (5.8).
The Zips rank 93rd in assists allowed per game (12.4) while the Mastodons rank 278th (13.5).
Akron ranks 23rd in three pointers attempted per game (27.1) while Purdue Fort Wayne ranks 200th in three pointers allowed per game (22.7).
The Mastodons rank 26th in blocks allowed per game (2.3) while the Zips rank 107th (3.2).
Purdue Fort Wayne ranks 182nd in rebounds per game (35.1) while Akron ranks 233rd (34.4).
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