PFW vs Eastern Michigan Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/15/24

The PFW Mastodons and the Eastern Michigan Eagles meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the George Gervin GameAbove Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a PFW vs. Eastern Michigan prediction.

PFW Recap

The PFW Mastodons come into this game looking to build on their 78-76 win over IU Indy last time out. After this game, PFW will meet Michigan, Green Bay, and Northern Kentucky.

Mastodons Looking To Heat Up

Jalen Jackson leads PFW in scoring with 18.8 PPG along with 4.2 RPG and 3 APG while Rasheed Bello has 14.7 PPG with 3.7 APG. Eric Mulder has 10 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Mastodons on the glass so far this season, while Corey Hadnot II has 10.7 PPG, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Fort Wayne so far this season. Quinton Morton-Robertson also has 3.7 APG to share the team lead for the Mastodons in assists. As a team, Fort Wayne is averaging 81.6 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three, and 77.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons will win

• Purdue Fort Wayne has won seven of its last eight day games against non-conference opponents.
• Eastern Michigan has lost four of its last five day games against non-conference opponents.

Eastern Michigan Recap

The Eastern Michigan Eagles come into this game looking to rebound after a 76-54 loss to Loyola-Chicago last time out. After this game, EMU will welcome Wright State to town.

Eagles Drop Back-To-Back Games

Jalen Terry leads the Eagles across the board with team-highs of 14.9 PPG, 6 RPG, and 3.3 APG while Christian Henry has 14.8 PPG with 3 RPG and 3.3 APG as well. Da’Sean Nelson added 13.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Jalin Billingsley has 11.7 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Eastern Michigan up to this point in the year. As a team, Eastern Michigan is averaging 69 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three, and 66.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Eastern Michigan Eagles will win

• Eastern Michigan has won each of its last eight day games at George Gervin GameAbove Center following a road loss.
• Purdue Fort Wayne has lost each of its last four road games following a home win.

PFW vs. Eastern Michigan Prediction

I’m on PFW here. The Mastodons are one of the more underappreciated offensive units in the country as the Mastodons just do a lot of things well from an offensive perspective. The Eagles just don’t have the consistency to match what PFW brings to the table for a full 40 minutes so I’ll side with PFW here.