Tennessee-Martin vs Belmont 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Belmont Bruins (11-3) vs. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (6-8)
January 8, 2022 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks +16.5 / Belmont Bruins -16.5; Over/Under: +153
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The Belmont Bruins and the UT-Martin Skyhawks meet in college basketball action from the Skyhawk Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Belmont Bruins will look to build on their 102-62 win over Southeast Missouri State last time out. Nick Muszynski leads the Bruins in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 PPG and 6.1 RPG while Ben Sheppard has 16.1 PPG and Will Richard has 12.1 PPG with 5.8 RPG, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Belmont up to this point in the season. Grayson Murphy also has 8.4 PPG with 6.1 RPG and a team-high 5.6 APG as well this season. As a team, Belmont is averaging 82.1 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field, 35.2% shooting from three and 76.3% from the foul line while allowing 71.1 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field and 34.3% from three this season.
The UT-Martin Skyhawks will look to build on their 94-78 win over Tennessee State last time out. KJ Simon leads the Skyhawks in scoring with 18.4 PPG along with 5.1 RPG while KK Curry has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UT-Martin so far this season. Darius Simmons has 8.7 PPG and Koby Jeffries has also dished out a team-high 3 APG as well this season. As a team, UT-Martin is averaging 73.4 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 68.7% from the foul line while allowing 73.5 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field and 33.8% from three this season.
Belmont is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a win while the under is 3-0-1 in tehir last 4 road games. UT-Martin is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 18-40 ATS in their last 58 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 7-0 in their last 7 home games.
I get the case to be made for a home dog in certain spots, but Belmont is just back to being the team to beat in the OVC this season and I just think that UT-Martin is in for a world of hurt here. Look for Belmont to win this one in a rout, so lay the points with Belmont here.
