Purdue Fort Wayne vs. IU Indianapolis Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

In a game featuring one of the sputtering squads in college basketball, the IU Indianapolis Jaguars (7-23, 3-16 Horizon League) battle the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (16-14, 10-9 Horizon League) at The Jungle on February 28, 2026. The Jaguars have lost five in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 1.5 points. The point total is set at 161.5 in the matchup.

Purdue Fort Wayne is coming off of a 74-70 loss to Wright State in its last outing on Wednesday. In the losing effort, Corey Hadnot II led Purdue Fort Wayne with 26 points. IU Indianapolis' last game was an 86-74 loss to Oakland on Wednesday. Maguire Mitchell scored a team-best 25 points for IU Indianapolis in the loss.

Purdue Fort Wayne vs. IU Indianapolis Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: The Jungle in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Purdue Fort Wayne -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue Fort Wayne -121
• Moneyline underdog: IU Indianapolis -102
• Over/Under: 161.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. IU Indianapolis

• Purdue Fort Wayne and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 161.5 points six times this season.
• A total of 16 of IU Indianapolis' games have finished with a combined score higher than 161.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 161.8 points per game, 0.3 points more than the over/under of 161.5 for this matchup.
• The 165.3 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 3.8 more than the 161.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Purdue Fort Wayne's games is 155.9 points, 5.6 lower than the over/under of 161.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 9.7 points lower than the average over/under in IU Indianapolis' games this season (171.2 points).

Betting the Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. IU Indianapolis

• Purdue Fort Wayne has played 27 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• The Mastodons have an ATS record of 7-7 in their 14 games when favored by 1.5 points or more so far this season.
• IU Indianapolis has 12 wins against the spread in 28 games this year.
• The Jaguars are 10-11 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• At home this year, IU Indianapolis is 5-6 against the spread and 3-8 overall.
• At home, as a 1.5-point underdog or more, IU Indianapolis has two wins ATS (2-3).
• Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-10 overall, and 7-8 against the spread, on the road.
• Purdue Fort Wayne has two wins ATS (2-2) on the road as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. IU Indianapolis

• This season, Purdue Fort Wayne has been moneyline favorites 14 times and won 10, or 71.4%, of those games.
• The Mastodons have a record of 9-3 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -121 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Purdue Fort Wayne has a 54.8% chance to win.
• IU Indianapolis has come away with three wins in the 21 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This season, the Jaguars have come away with a win three times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• IU Indianapolis has an implied victory probability of 50.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.