A key college battle sees the visiting Grizzlies travelling to IUPU Fort Wayne Saturday to take on the Mastodons on Saturday.

This season, the Mastodons are 9-7 overall and 3-7 ATS ATS, while the Grizzlies are 9-10 and 4-8 ATS against the number. As for the totals, IUPU Fort Wayne boasts a 4-5 on the OU, and Oakland is 8-3.



View Oakland vs IUPU Fort Wayne Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
IUPU Fort Wayne opened as 2.5-point underdogs in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Mastodons, most recently No. 259 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Grizzlies, who rate No. 238 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 75-74 victory for the Grizzlies.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up IUPU Fort Wayne's No. 91 nationally ranked offense (72.8 points per game) against a Grizzlies defense that sits as the No. 339 at 79.4 PPG. The Mastodons have been averaging 45% from the field, more than the Grizzlies have managed so far this season (43.8% on average).

Defensively, Oakland features the nation's No. 307-rated defense on the road, allowing 77.6 points per game. IUPU Fort Wayne, meanwhile, comes in at No. 105 nationally in scoring at home.

Oakland won its last outing, a 93-81 result against IUPUI on January 7. They covered in that game as a 6-point favorite. Reggie Hamilton went off for 31 points and added 6 rebounds for good measure, leading Oakland to a 93-81 win over IUPUI on Saturday at Athletics Center.

IUPU Fort Wayne lost its last outing, a 75-65 result against Western Illinois on January 7. They failed to cover in that game as a 1.5-point favorite. Frank Gaines was dynamite, scoring 30 points and adding 6 rebounds but Western Illinois still won, 75-65, over IUPU Fort Wayne on Saturday at Memorial Coliseum.

Next up:
Oakland at Southern Utah, Thursday, January 19
IUPU Fort Wayne at Oral Roberts, Thursday, January 19