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"Dec 18, 8:00 PM | Murphy CenterTennessee State Tigers vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Odds5-6TEAM RECORD7-3The Tennessee State Tigers will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Blue Raiders in Middle Tennessee at Murphy Center on Tuesday in college basketball action.The Blue Raiders bring a 7-3 record (3-4 ATS) to this tilt against the 5-6 Tigers, who are 4-4 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Middle Tennessee go 2-3 so far and the Tigers go 1-1. View Tennessee State vs Middle Tennessee Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Middle Tennessee opened as 13.5-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at 5Dimes but the number may be on the move. Watch for the opening total as well at BetOnline. Power Rankings / Prediction:According to new college basketball power rankings here, it&amp;#039;s the No. 75-ranked Blue Raiders and the No. 52-rated Tigers in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 75-68 win for the Blue Raiders on Tuesday.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:The game also pits Middle Tennessee&amp;#039;s No. 136-ranked offense, averaging 70.1 PPG, against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 167 at 66 PPG. The Blue Raiders field goal percentage has averaged 43.4% so far, more than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.1% per game.Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Tennessee State owns the country&amp;#039;s No. 160-rated mark, allowing 69.6 points per game on the highway. Middle Tennessee, on the other hand, rates No. 51 in scoring at home. Tennessee State was a 79-39 winner in its last match at home against Lemoyne-Owen. Tennessee State cruised to victory on Sunday, running Lemoyne-Owen out of the gym and running up a 79-39 score at Gentry Complex.In their last action, Middle Tennessee was a 64-49 loser on the road against Belmont. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as underdogs. JT Sulton scored 9 points in a futile effort to lead the Blue Raiders to a win (they lost 64-49 to Belmont at Curb Event Center on Thursday).Tennessee State Tigers Trends:When playing on Tuesday are 3-7After playing Lemoyne-Owen are 2-0After a win are 6-4Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Trends:When playing on Tuesday are 6-4Before playing Vanderbilt are 3-2After playing Belmont are 6-4After a loss are 8-2A few Tigers at Blue Raiders trends to consider:Tennessee State is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the roadTennessee State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee StateMiddle Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tennessee StateMiddle Tennessee is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at homeMiddle Tennessee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up:Tennessee State home to USC Upstate, Friday, December 21Middle Tennessee home to Vanderbilt, Friday, December 21"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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