Old Dominion vs Middle Tennessee College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21
Old Dominion vs Middle Tennessee College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21
2021-02-27 19:00:00 EDT
The Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders and the Old Dominion Monarchs meet in college basketball action from the Chartway Arena on Saturday night.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will look to avenge their 67-61 loss to Old Dominion in their first matchup on Friday. Dontrell Shuler leads the Blue Raiders in scoring and assists with 12.5 PPG with 2.9 APG while Jordan Davis has 11.6 PPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for MTSU up to this point in the season. Jalen Jordan has 8.8 PPG and Jo’Vontae Millner-Criss has 8.3 PPG and 5.3 RPG as well this year. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 63.5 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field and 33.6% from the foul line while allowing 70.3 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field and 30.8% from the 3-point line this season.
The Old Dominion Monarchs will look to build off of their win over Middle Tennessee last time out. Malik Curry leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 14.9 PPG and 3.9 APG while Kalu Ezikpe has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG as well to lead the Monarchs on the glass. AJ Oliver II also has 10 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Old Dominion up to this point in the year. Austin Trice has 9.3 PPG and 6.7 RPG as well for ODU this season. As a team, Old Dominion is averaging 69.2 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field and 28.3% from 3-point range while allowing 68.7 PPG on 43% shooting from the field and 35.2% from 3-point range this season.
Middle Tennessee is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games as a road underdog. Old Dominion is 6-13-1 ATS in their last 20 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games as a favorite. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.
I get the case that could be made for either side here, but I’m leaning towards the under. Good or bad, it doesn’t seem to matter, as these two teams just play in low scoring games like it’s going out of style. Whether it be great defense or poor offense, the points won’t find their way onto the board and in the end, I just think this finishes under the number.
