Milwaukee Panthers vs Fort Wayne Mastodons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/04/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, February 4, 2022

Venue:  Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Milwaukee +6.5, IPFW -6.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Milwaukee +6.5, IPFW -6.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Milwaukee +6.5, IPFW -6.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

 

Milwaukee Panthers:  7-15 (8th place, Horizon League)

Fort Wayne Mastodons:  11-10 (7th place, Horizon League)

 

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Milwaukee Panthers:  2-3 last 5

Fort Wayne Mastodons:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Milwaukee is coming into this game with a 7-15 record overall and they are 3-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 5-8 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Detroit Mercy titans, the Robert Morris Colonials, and the Youngstown State Penguins in their last game. Jordan Lathon led the team in points in that game with 20 while DeAndre Gholston was next on the team with 13 points. Gholston led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Josh Thomas led the team in rebounds off the bench with 5. They are 43% from the field, 32.4% from 3-point range, and 71.8% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 66.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 71.4 PPG against them. Milwaukee has an ATS record of 8-13  this season and their O/U record is 11-10.

 

 

IPFW is coming into this game with an 11-10 record overall and they are 8-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 13th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-6 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Youngstown State Penguins but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Northern Kentucky Norse and the Wright State Raiders in their last game. Jarred Godfrey led the team in points in that game with 14 while Damian Chong Qui was next on the team with 12 points. Chong Qui and Jalon Pipkins both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Godfrey led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 45.1% from the field, 35.6% from 3-point range, and 78.4% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 73 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.1 PPG against them. IPFW has an ATS record of 11-8 this season and their O/U record is 7-12.

 

IPFW is coming into this game as a 6.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Milwaukee is coming into this game playing in awful form recently losing 3 straight games and all of them were by double digits. IPFW has not been any better recently losing 2 straight games coming into this one but those were both on the road and they have been much better at home this season. IPFW has at least won their last few home games by double digits and they have even won by more than 20 points in some of these games. Milwaukee will continue to struggle on the road here while IPFW continues to play well at home. The best bet to place here is on IPFW to cover the spread in this game.

 

Milwaukee Fort Wayne Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 4, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is IPFW 76 Milwaukee 57.

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Milwaukee Panthers: 16-10 O/U as a road underdog or pick. 34-18 O/U against conference opponents. 12-3 O/U in February games. 29-14 O/U after 3 consecutive conference games. 12-1 O/U off a road loss by 10 points or more.

Fort Wayne Mastodons: 26-14 O/U when the total is 130 to 139.5.  80-48 O/U as a favorite. 53-30 O/U as a home favorite or pick. 70-43 O/U in all home games. 

 

 

Milwaukee Panthers:  P. Baldwin Jr. (G) Mid Feb - Calf injury. T. Ellingson (G) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury. S. Kane (C) Out indefinitely - Toe injury.

Fort Wayne Mastodons:  None.

 

 

“Not even in the equation.” Pat Baldwin on shutting down Pat Baldwin Jr. in some of their games.

 

 

“They have some other really talented guys. DeAndre Gholston and Josh Thomas (six points) have been playing really well.” - RMU head coach Andy Toole on some of the IPFW players after playing a game against them.

 

 

 

V. Baker 

Deandre Gholston 

J. Lathon 

D. Newby 

J. St. Pierre

 

D. Chong-Qui 

J. Godfrey 

R. Kpedi 

J. Pipkins 

B. Planutis

 

 

PPG: D. Gholston (15.1)

APG: J. Lathon (3.1)

Reb/G: P. Baldwin Jr. (6.6)

 

PPG: J. Godfrey (15.8)

APG: J. Godfrey (3.9)

Reb/G: R. Kpedi (6.4)

 

Coaches:

Milwaukee Panthers: Pat Baldwin (5th season)

Fort Wayne Mastodons: Jon Coffman (8th season)