Murray State vs Middle Tennessee 12/4/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-1) vs. Murray State Racers (6-1)
December 4, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Murray State Racers -11 / Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders +11; Over/Under: +130
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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Murray State Racers meet in college basketball action from the CFSB Center on Saturday night.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will look to add to their 73-51 win over UT-Martin last time out. Eli Lawrence leads the Blue Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 12 PPG and 5 RPG while Josh Jefferson has 10.5 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Middle Tennessee so far this season. Donovan Sims also has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 2.6 APG and Camryn Weston also has 2.6 APG as well on the year. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 18.8 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 30% from three and 71.7% fro the foul line while allowing 60.4 PPG on 41.1% shooting from the field and 28.7% from three this season.
The Murray State Racers will be out to build on a 98-61 win over a subdivision opponent in their last game.Tevin Brown leads the Racers in scoring with 18.6 PPG along with 5.1 RPG and 3.1 APG while KJ Williams has 17.7 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG and Justice Hill has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 4.9 APG as well to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Murray State so far this season. As a team, Murray State is averaging 82 PPG on 51.6% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 61.9% from the foul line while allowing 61.9 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field and 31.6% from three this season.
Middle Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games as an underdog. Murray State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games against a team with a winning road record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a home favorite.
I get the reasoning for Murray State being favored at home as they’ve played a tough schedule and are 6-1 SU and 4-1 ATS on the year. However, Middle Tennessee is 7-1 SU and 5-1 ATS and if this line was a bucket or neat that number, I could get on the Racers. But double digits? No thanks. Give me Middle Tennessee here.
