Purdue Fort Wayne plays Northern Kentucky, seeks 4th straight road win

Published Jan. 21, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

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Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (13-7, 5-4 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky Norse (12-8, 7-2 Horizon)

Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Northern Kentucky -3; over/under is 129.5

BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Mastodons face Northern Kentucky.

The Norse are 10-2 in home games. Northern Kentucky ranks eighth in the Horizon in rebounding averaging 31.0 rebounds. Chris Brandon leads the Norse with 9.4 boards.

The Mastodons have gone 5-4 against Horizon opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne ranks fifth in the Horizon shooting 35.0% from 3-point range.

The Norse and Mastodons square off Saturday for the first time in Horizon play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Xavier Rhodes is averaging 8.4 points, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals for the Norse. Marques Warrick is averaging 19.1 points and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games for Northern Kentucky.

Jarred Godfrey is averaging 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals for the Mastodons. Bobby Planutis is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games for Purdue Fort Wayne.

LAST 10 GAMES: Norse: 7-3, averaging 67.7 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 10.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.4 points per game.

Mastodons: 7-3, averaging 74.6 points, 32.3 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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