The IUPU Fort Wayne Mastodons will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Golden Eagles in Oral Roberts at Mabee Center on Thursday in college basketball action.

The Golden Eagles bring a 16-4 record (9-8 ATS) to this tilt against the 9-8 Mastodons, who are 3-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Oral Roberts go 8-8 so far and the Mastodons go 5-5.



View IUPU Fort Wayne vs Oral Roberts Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Golden Eagles in this one, they're listed as 18-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 151-rated Golden Eagles and the No. 258-ranked Mastodons, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 80-69 result in favor of the Golden Eagles.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Mastodons is ranked No. 121 in NCAA hoops at 36 per game. Contrast that with Oral Roberts’s No. 274 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Oral Roberts is the No. 203-ranked team in the country at 5.9 per game, while IUPU Fort Wayne rates No. 227 at 5.6 per game.

Defensively, IUPU Fort Wayne features the nation's No. 334-rated defense on the road, allowing 83.3 points per game. Oral Roberts, meanwhile, comes in at No. 113 nationally in scoring at home.

IUPU Fort Wayne was a 96-86 loser in its last match at home against Oakland. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as underdogs. The Mastodons endured a 96-86 loss at the hands of the Grizzlies on Saturday, despite a 20-point effort from Demario Hines at Memorial Coliseum.

In their last action, Oral Roberts was an 81-71 Sportsbook on the road against IUPUI. They covered the 7.5-point spread as favorites. The Golden Eagles got 23 points from Warren Niles as Oral Roberts ran past IUPUI 81-71 on Saturday at IUPUI Gymnasium.

Next up:
IUPU Fort Wayne at Southern Utah, Saturday, January 21
Oral Roberts home to Oakland, Saturday, January 21