The Charlotte 49ers and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Murphy Center. The Charlotte 49ers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders look for a win after winning seven of their last eight games.
The Charlotte 49ers are averaging 70.3 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 71.5 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Jahmir Young is averaging 19.3 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Austin Butler is averaging 11.9 points and 1.3 assists. Clyde Trapp is dishing 2.5 assists and Robert Braswell is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Charlotte 49ers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.4 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte 49ers are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29 rebounds per game.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are averaging 74.6 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 67.2 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Josh Jefferson is averaging 14 points and 3.1 rebounds, while Donovan Sims is averaging 11.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. Eli Lawerence is the third double-digit scorer and Camryn Weston is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.5 percent from the free throw line. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.
The 49ers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Sunday games and 27-56 ATS in their last 83 road games. The Blue Raiders are 8-2-2 ATS in their last 12 home games and 12-4-2 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The over is 14-6 in 49ers last 20 games following a ATS loss. The over is 5-1 in Blue Raiders last 6 overall. The home team is 9-1-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Charlotte 49ers are a below average team if we’re being honest, and things get worse for them in the underdog role, where they lose by an average of nine points. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are comfortably the better team here, and they win at home by an average of 17.8 points. MTSU is also 14-5-2 against the spread on the season. You make money backing the Blue Raiders. I’ll lay the points.