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Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (21-11, 12-9 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (20-11, 15-5 Horizon League)
Auburn Hills, Michigan; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Grizzlies -3.5; over/under is 148
BOTTOM LINE: Oakland plays in the Horizon League Tournament against Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Golden Grizzlies have gone 15-5 against Horizon League teams, with a 5-6 record in non-conference play. Oakland has a 2-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Mastodons are 12-9 against Horizon League opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne ranks second in the Horizon League shooting 36.3% from 3-point range.
Oakland scores 76.3 points, 5.0 more per game than the 71.3 Purdue Fort Wayne allows. Purdue Fort Wayne averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than Oakland allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Blake Lampman is averaging 13.8 points and 3.2 assists for the Golden Grizzlies. Trey Townsend is averaging 16.6 points and 7.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Quinton Morton-Robertson averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Mastodons, scoring 13.4 points while shooting 41.2% from beyond the arc. Jalen Jackson is shooting 52.8% and averaging 18.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Grizzlies: 8-2, averaging 81.5 points, 38.5 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game.
Mastodons: 7-3, averaging 80.5 points, 32.1 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.