Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/21/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Venue:  Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI 

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  IPFW +23, Michigan -23; Over/Under:  140 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  IPFW +23.5, Michigan -23.5; Over/Under:  140 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  IPFW +23.5, Michigan -23.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

 

Fort Wayne Mastodons:  5-5 (5th place, Horizon)

Michigan Wolverines:  7-4 (9th place, Big Ten)

 

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Fort Wayne Mastodons:  2-3 last 5

Michigan Wolverines:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons are coming into this game with a 5-5 record overall and they are 0-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the SIU Edwardsville Cougars while their 2 wins in that span came against the Northern Kentucky Norse and the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in their last game. Jalon Pipkins led the team in points in that game with 24 while Jarred Godfrey was next on the team with 16 points. Godfrey led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Ra Kpedi led the team in rebounds with 5. They are 45% from the field, 33.6% from 3-point range, and 78.2% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 73.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.4 PPG against them. IPFW has an ATS record of 4-5 this season and their O/U record is 3-6.

 

 

Michigan is coming into this contest with a 7-4 record overall and they are 4-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their 3 wins in that span came against the San Diego State Aztecs, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in their last game. Hunter Dickinson led the team in points in that game with 22 while Devante Jones was next on the team with 13 points. Kobe Bufkin also scored 11 points off the bench in that one as well. Jones led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Dickinson led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 56.3% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.5 PPG this season and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.5 PPG against them. Michigan has an ATS record of 5-6 this season and their O/U record is 4-7.

 

Michigan is coming into this matchup as a 23-point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Michigan has not been having the season that they expected as they started the year as a ranked team and have fallen off far from that. They have been losing the most important games this season but the ones they have not had a problem with is smashing the bad teams. They have beaten a few weaker teams by well over 20 points this season and Fort Wayne is definitely not a strong team. They are barely .500 and they have lost a few of their games by double digits and against teams that are a lot worse than Michigan. The best wager to place in this game is on Michigan to cover the spread here. 

 

Fort Wayne Michigan Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Michigan 97 IPFW 55.

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Fort Wayne Mastodons: 2-5 O/U as an underdog of 10 or more points. 23-37 O/U in all games. 16-26 O/U when the total is 140 to 149.5. 7-13 O/U after a non-conference game. 6-14 O/U in non-conference games. 4-8 O/U after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds. 7-17 O/U after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games. 3-15 O/U off a home win.

Michigan Wolverines: 23-31 O/U as a favorite. 2-8 O/U after a game where they made 55% of their shots or better. 3-10 O/U after 2 straight games where opponent was called for 15 or less fouls. 8-14 O/U off a home win by 10 points or more. 13-22 O/U after a win by 10 points or more. 13-26 O/U after a game where they covered the spread.

 

 

Fort Wayne Mastodons:  None.

Michigan Wolverines:  None.

 

 

"We are ecstatic to get the bonus third year of eligibility for DeAngelo, who is a versatile big man from an incredibly successful junior college program. Deangleo will get three years of Division I basketball after playing two at the junior college level. He will bring size, college experience, mobility, shot blocking ability, great hands and touch around the rim combined with a winner's mentality." - Jon Coffman on having some players return for another year this season.

 

 

“Different things trying to calm my mind down. Not trying to focus on the future or the bigger picture. Just focusing game by game, how I can get better and help this team improve.” - DeVante’ Jones on how he is trying to improve his game on the court.

 

 

 

D. Chong-Qui 

J. Godfrey 

R. Kpedi 

J. Pipkins 

B. Planutis

 

Eli Brooks 

H. Dickinson 

C. Houstan 

B. Johns Jr 

D. Jones

 

 

PPG: J. Godfrey (17.7)

APG: J. Godfrey (4.4)

Reb/G: R. Kpedi (7.2)

 

PPG: H. Dickinson (15.6)

APG: D. Jones (4.1)

Reb/G: H. Dickinson (9.1)

 

Coaches:

Fort Wayne Mastodons: Jon Coffman (8th season)

Michigan Wolverines: Juwan Howard (3rd season)