The IUPU Fort Wayne Mastodons will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the UMKC Kangaroos at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday in NCAAB play.

The Kangaroos will try to spoil to the party on Thursday; they are 0-0 ATS against the number this season, while the Mastodons are 0-0 ATS. UMKC is 0-0 on the totals; IUPU Fort Wayne is 0-0.



View UMKC vs IUPU Fort Wayne Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 30 (Mastodons) and the No. 238 (Kangaroos) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 71-67 result in favor of the Mastodons has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and IUPU Fort Wayne has the nation's No. 70-rated offensive output, at 75.8 PPG. The visiting Kangaroos defense ranks No. 133 allowing on average 64.9 PPG. The Mastodons FG% has averaged 43.8% so far, more than the Kangaroos marksmen have achieved on the year, 39.5% per game.

Defensively, UMKC features the nation's No. 87-rated defense on the road, allowing 64 points per game. IUPU Fort Wayne, meanwhile, comes in at No. 36 nationally in scoring at home.

UMKC was a 93-53 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against Longwood. UMKC cruised to victory on Saturday, running Longwood out of the gym and running up a 93-53 score at Sears Centre.

IUPU Fort Wayne was an 82-72 loser in its last match on the road against Iowa. The Mastodons wasted a 25-point performance from Frank Gaines in losing to Iowan 82-72 on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Next up:
UMKC at Oakland, Saturday, December 3
IUPU Fort Wayne home to South Dakota, Saturday, December 3