Belmont vs Tennessee-Martin 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (7-14) vs. Belmont Bruins (16-5)
January 29, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Belmont Bruins -22.5 / Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks +22.5; Over/Under: +150
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The UT-Martin Skyhawks and the Belmont Bruins meet in college hoops action from the Curb Event Center on Saturday afternoon.
The UT-Martin Skyhawks will be trying to rebound from a 58-53 loss to Eastern Illinois in their last game. KJ Simon leads the Skyhawks in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 4.9 RPG while KK Curry has 10.6 PPG with 5.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UT-Martin so far this season. Bernie Andre has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead UT-Martin on the glass and Koby Jeffries has also dished out a team-high 3.1 APG as well this season. As a team, UT-Martin is averaging 69.9 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 29.2% from three and 70.2% from the foul line while allowing 73.3 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field and 32.3% from three this season.
The Belmont Bruins will look to add to their 75-67 win over Austin Peay last time out. Ben Sheppard leads the Bruins in scoring with 15.9 PPG while Nick Muszynski has 15 PPG with 5.7 RPG and Will Richard has 12.4 PPG with 6 RPG. Luke Smith has 10.1 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Belmont this season and Grayson Murphy also has 7.8 PPG with 6.2 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG as well this season. As a team, Belmont is averaging 81 PPG on 49.5% shooting from the field, 34.9% shooting from three and 73.1% from the foul line while allowing 70.4 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field and 34.8% from three this season.
UT-Martin is 10-21 ATS in their last 31 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games as a road underdog. Belmont is 35-16-2 ATS in their last 53 games against a team with a losing record and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Saturday games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a home favorite.
I get the allure of a truckload of points with UT-Martin, but the Skyhawks are in the position they’re in for a reason. Belmont’s the far better team here, and if UT-Martin couldn’t get by Eastern Illinois of all teams, how are they going to compete here. Give me the Bruins in a rout.
