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Abilene Christian vs Middle Tennessee 3/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (25-10) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (25-10)
March 22, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Abilene Christian Wildcats +1.5 ; Over/Under: 141
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The Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders meet Tuesday in CBI Tournament college basketball action from Ocean Center. Abilene Christian is 25-10 overall this year. The Wildcats beat Ohio on Monday in their second tourney game. As for Middle Tennessee, they’re sitting at 25-10 as well and took out Boston U in their tournament matchup. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Abilene Christian has been steady over the course of the year outside of a five-game losing streak back in January. The Wildcats took a tough loss to New Mexico State in the conference tournament, but they’ve managed wins over Troy and Ohio in the CBI games thus far. 

In the Monday tournament matchup versus Ohio, Abilene Christian scored 36 points in the first half. The Wildcats turned up the pace in the second with 55 more in a high-flying 91-86 win. Coryon Mason was tops with 20 points and five rebounds. Airion Simmons added 18 points with six boards and six assists. 

Over on the Middle Tennessee side, they’ve had their ups and downs over the course of the season. The Raiders had a 2-5 run back in December/January and also lost three of four heading into the CBI Tournament. Middle Tennessee was able to bounce back with strong wins over Cal Baptist and Boston U in their last pair, though. 

Matched up against Boston University on Monday, the Raiders were up 38-24 by halftime. Middle Tennessee kept up the onslaught from there with a 38-22 run in an eventual 76-46 blowout win. Teafale Lenard led the team with 14 points, and Donovan Sims added 13 points, six boards and six assists. 

PICK: I’m going to try Abilene Christian here. The Wildcats have really only had one bad game over their last eight—that was the sluggish New Mexico State loss. Abilene Christian has scored 76 or more points in five of their last six outings; the offense is working very well right now. 

As for Middle Tennessee, they put up a nice victory over Boston U on Monday, and their victory over a tricky Cal Baptist team was impressive as well. That said, The Raiders have been pretty inconsistent when it comes to offensive output lately, so I can’t trust them on a potential cover/win here. Should be a fun matchup, though. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Abilene Christian Wildcats +1.5

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