Saturday's game features the Sam Houston Bearkats (17-11, 10-3 CUSA) and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (12-16, 6-7 CUSA) clashing at Bernard Johnson Coliseum in what should be a one-sided matchup, with a projected 74-64 victory for heavily favored Sam Houston according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 8:00 PM ET on March 2. Based on our computer prediction, Sam Houston is a good bet to cover the point spread, which is currently listed at 8.5. The two teams are projected to exceed the 136.5 over/under.
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Sam Houston vs. Middle Tennessee Odds
Favorite | Spread | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
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Sam Houston | -8.5 | 136.5 | -110 | -110 | -385 | +300 |
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Sam Houston vs. Middle Tennessee Prediction
- Prediction: Sam Houston 74, Middle Tennessee 64
Sam Houston Betting Info
- The Bearkats are 9-4-0 against the spread in conference action this season.
- The Bearkats have played 13 CUSA games this year, and six of them have hit the over.
- The Bearkats have won 11, or 78.6%, of the 14 games they've played as moneyline favorites this season.
- This season, Sam Houston has won three of its four games when favored by at least -385 on the moneyline.
- Bearkats games this season have featured more combined points than this contest's total of 136.5 points 17 times.
- Sam Houston has an average total of 141.5 in its contests this year, 5.0 more points than this matchup's over/under.
Sam Houston's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Lamar Wilkerson | 26 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Davon Barnes | 28 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Damon Nicholas Jr. | 28 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Cameron Huefner | 21 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Marcus Boykin | 28 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
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Middle Tennessee Betting Info
- Against the spread in CUSA action, the Blue Raiders are 6-7-0 this season.
- Out of 13 Blue Raiders CUSA games so far this season, nine have hit the over.
- The Blue Raiders have been underdogs in 13 games this season and have come away with the win two times (15.4%) in those contests.
- Middle Tennessee has been listed as an underdog of +300 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The Blue Raiders have played 12 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 136.5 points.
- Middle Tennessee's games this season have had an average of 135.0 points, 1.5 fewer points than this game's total.
Middle Tennessee's Top Players
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Jestin Porter | 28 | 14.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Elias King | 28 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
Camryn Weston | 2 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Jared Jones | 28 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Justin Bufford | 28 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Sam Houston vs. Middle Tennessee Scoring Insights
- The Bearkats are averaging 71.6 points, only 2.3 more than the 69.3 the Blue Raiders give up.
- Sam Houston is 10-2 against the spread and 12-2 overall when putting more than 69.3 points on the board.
- Middle Tennessee is 6-8 versus the spread and 9-7 overall when giving up fewer than 71.6 points.
- The Blue Raiders average 65.7 points, only 4.1 fewer than the Bearkats concede.
- Middle Tennessee has a 7-0 ATS record and 9-0 overall record when posting over 69.8 points.
- Sam Houston's record is 5-2 versus the spread and 9-0 overall when conceding less than 65.7 points.
- The Bearkats have outscored opponents by 51 points this year (1.8 per game), but the Blue Raiders have been outscored by 101 points (3.6 per game).
Sam Houston vs. Middle Tennessee Rankings
Sam Houston Rank | Sam Houston AVG | Middle Tennessee AVG | Middle Tennessee Rank | |
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248th | 71.6 | Points Scored | 65.7 | 340th |
110th | 69.8 | Points Allowed | 69.3 | 99th |
64th | 38.0 | Rebounds | 35.5 | 171st |
78th | 10.0 | Off. Rebounds | 9.2 | 130th |
174th | 7.5 | 3pt Made | 7.3 | 200th |
171st | 13.1 | Assists | 10.1 | 352nd |
315th | 12.9 | Turnovers | 13.8 | 341st |
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