Montana State vs Middle Tennessee 11/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-2) vs. Montana State Bobcats (3-4)
November 27, 2022 1:30 pm EDT
The Line: Montana State Bobcats +1.5 / Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders -1.5; Over/Under: +136.5
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The Montana State Bobcats and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders meet in college basketball action from the Place Bell on Sunday afternoon.
The Montana State Bobcats will look to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 70-53 loss to Quinnipiac last time out. RaeQuan Battle leads the Bobcats in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 3.5 RPG while Jubrile Belo has 12 PPG with a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for Montana State so far this season. Darius Brown II also has a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Bobcats in the assist department this season. As a team, Montana State is averaging 68.7 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 26.4% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will try to build on back-to-back wins after a 75-63 win over Stephen F. Austin last time out. Deandre Dishman leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 11.6 PPG along with 5 RPG and Elias King has 11 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to led the Blue Raiders in rebounding as the only other double-digit scorer for Middle Tennessee this season. Teafale Lenard Jr. has 2.8 APG to lead the Blue Raiders in assists this season. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 69.7 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 31% from behind the arc and 66.4% from the foul line this season.
Montana State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 7-16-1 ATS in their last 24 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 neutral site games. Middle Tennessee is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games and 34-14-3 ATS in their last 51 games overall while the under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games overall.
I was high on Montana State a bit coming into the year considering that they’re a perennial contender in the Big Sky. However, the Bobcats haven’t looked good in their last couple of games, and Middle Tennessee’s really turned it on over the course of this tournament. I just think the Blue Raiders are in the far better form here, so give me Middle Tennessee in this one.
