Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 7

The Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) hit the court against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (0-1) as 21.5-point favorites on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. The over/under in the matchup is set at 162.5.

Ohio State heads into this game after a 118-102 win against IU Indianapolis on Monday. In Ohio State's win, Christoph Tilly led the way with a team-high 28 points (adding nine rebounds and three assists). Purdue Fort Wayne enters this game on the heels of a 90-71 loss to Grand Canyon on Monday. DeAndre Craig's team-leading 18 points paced Purdue Fort Wayne in the loss.

Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Ohio State -21.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ohio State -7143
• Moneyline underdog: Purdue Fort Wayne +2000
• Over/Under: 162.5 points

How to watch Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

• Ohio State played 10 games with more than 162.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total, last year.
• Last season, nine of Purdue Fort Wayne's 30 matchups went over 162.5 total points scored.
• The two teams averaged a combined 3.0 fewer points per game (159.5) a season ago than this matchup's total of 162.5 points.
• Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 148.1 points per game last season, 14.4 fewer than the over/under in this game.
• The average total Ohio State had set in games last year was 10.2 fewer points than this outing's point total.
• The average point total for Purdue Fort Wayne in 2024 was 7.2 points lower than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

• Ohio State compiled a 16-16-0 ATS record last year.
• The Buckeyes won each of their four games last season when playing as at least 21.5-point favorites.
• Purdue Fort Wayne covered 17 times in 30 chances against the spread last year.
• Ohio State was 10-7 against the spread, and 11-6 overall, at home last season.
• As a 21.5-point favorite or more at home last season, Ohio State was 4-0 ATS.
• Purdue Fort Wayne was 9-7 against the spread, and 6-9 overall, away from home last season.

Betting the Moneyline: Ohio State vs. Purdue Fort Wayne

• Ohio State won 13 of the 20 games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (65%).
• The Buckeyes won all three games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -7143 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, Ohio State has an implied win probability of 98.6%.
• Last season, Purdue Fort Wayne won one out of the nine games in which it was the underdog.
• The Mastodons were not a bigger underdog last season than the +2000 moneyline set for this game.
• The implied probability of a win by Purdue Fort Wayne, based on the moneyline, is 4.8%.