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Murray State vs Tennessee State 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Tennessee State Tigers (6-8) vs. Murray State Racers (12-2)
January 13, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Murray State Racers -20 / Tennessee State Tigers +20; Over/Under: -148.5
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The Tennessee State Tigers and the Murray State Racers meet in college basketball action from the CFSB Center on Thursday night.

The Tennessee State Tigers come into this game on the heels of a 95-84 win over Southeast Missouri State last time out. Carlos Marshall Jr. leads the Tigers in scoring with 13.2 PPG while Dedric Boyd has 12.4 PPG and Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. has 11.9 PPG with 2.4 APG. Kassim Nicholson has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Tennessee State so far this season. Christian Brown has 8.6 PPG while Kenny Cooper has 7.5 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG as well to lead the Tigers in assists as well this season. As a team, Tennessee State is averaging 78.6 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three and 71.8% from the foul line while allowing 73.2 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field and 33.9% from three this season.

The Murray State Racers will try to add to their 74-69 win over SIU-Edwardsville last time out. Tevin Brown leads the Racers in scoring with 19.1 PPG along with 5.6 RPG and 3.7 APG while KJ Williams is right behind with 16.4 PPG and 7.9 RPG. Justice Hill has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 4.6 APG to lead the Racers in assists to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Murray State so far this season. Trae Hannibal has 9.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 2.4 APG while DJ Burns also has 7.2 RPG this season. As a team, Murray State is averaging 84.6 PPG on 49.8% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three and 67.4% from the foul line while allowing 66.9 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.

Tennessee State is 6-23 ATS in their last 29 road games and 8-18 ATS in their last 26 games overall while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. Murray State is 21-8 ATS in their last 29 home games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.

I get the case that can be made for the points with Tennessee State here as this is an absolute ton to be giving up. However, giving up a ton seems to be in Tennessee State’s wheelhouse and I just don’t see much of a reason to get off of Murray State, especially in a spot like this. I’ll take the Racers in a blowout.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Murray State -20

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