Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 4

The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (14-9, 8-4 Horizon League) face the Youngstown State Penguins (11-12, 4-8 Horizon League) as only 2.5-point favorites on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The over/under for the matchup is set at 147.5.

Their last time out, Purdue Fort Wayne won on Saturday 83-71 against Robert Morris. Corey Hadnot II scored a team-best 21 points for Purdue Fort Wayne in the victory. Youngstown State's last outing on Friday ended in an 85-76 victory against IU Indianapolis. Cris Carroll put up 18 points, seven rebounds and one assist for Youngstown State.

Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Purdue Fort Wayne -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue Fort Wayne -143
• Moneyline underdog: Youngstown State +120
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State

• A total of 13 of Purdue Fort Wayne's games this season have gone over Wednesday's total of 147.5 points.
• This season, 11 of Youngstown State's games have finished with a combined score higher than 147.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 160.2 points per game, 12.7 points more than the point total of 147.5 for this game.
• This game's over/under is 1.8 less than the 149.3 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Purdue Fort Wayne has seen a 157 average over/under in its games this season, 9.5 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 5.0 points lower than the average over/under in Youngstown State's games this season of 152.5.

Betting the Spread: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State

• Purdue Fort Wayne has 10 wins against the spread in 20 games this season.
• The Mastodons have been favored by 2.5 points or more nine times this season and are 5-4 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Youngstown State is 6-14-0 this season.
• This season, the Penguins have just two against the spread wins in six games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• Purdue Fort Wayne is 5-4 against the spread, and 7-2 overall, at home this year.
• Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-3 ATS as a 2.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Youngstown State is 2-7 overall, and 3-6 against the spread, away from home.
• Youngstown State has one win ATS (1-1) as 2.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Youngstown State

• This season, Purdue Fort Wayne has won eight out of the 10 games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Mastodons have entered eight games this season favored by -143 or more and are 6-2 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Purdue Fort Wayne has a 58.8% chance to win.
• Youngstown State has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win one time (14.3%) in those contests.
• This year, the Penguins have won one of five games when listed as at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Youngstown State has a 45.5% chance of walking away with the win.