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Middle Tenn. St. vs Ill.-Chicago Predictions

Game time: November 24, 2023 at 4:30 PM ET

Venue: Baha Mar Convention Center — Nassau, Bahamas

Article updated Nov 23, 5:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders are on the road playing the Ill.-Chicago Flames at the Baha Mar Convention Center stadium on Friday, 11/24/2023 @ 4:30pm EST. Middle Tenn.

Game outlook

The Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders are on the road playing the Ill.-Chicago Flames at the Baha Mar Convention Center stadium on Friday, 11/24/2023 @ 4:30pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. is the betting favorite opening at -2.5 and the current line is Middle Tenn. St. -3.5.

Blue Raiders vs Flames Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Blue Raiders to win today's game by 13 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 133 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Middle Tenn. St. 77 to Ill.-Chicago 64

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders and Ill.-Chicago Flames, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw users predict Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Middle Tenn. St. will win straight-up is 63%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MIDTN 70, ILCHI 63.

OddsShark 's prediction is Middle Tennessee will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Middle Tenn. St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 89, Middle Tenn. St. is ranked #217 in offense (scoring an average of 73.25 per game), #47 in defense (allowing an average of 61.75 points to be scored against them per game) and are 3-2 (2-2 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Blue Raiders hit an average of 42.62% of their field goals (ranked #243) and 68.75% of their free throws (ranked #222) and makes an average of 32.05% of their three pointers ranked #198 in the NCAAB). They average 39.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 135) and average 9.00 offensive assists and 13.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 353 and 257 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Middle Tenn. St. allows an average of 42.22% field goals (ranked #187) and 66.67% free throws (ranked #95 in the NCAAB) The Blue Raiders allow an average of 23.44% of the three pointers (ranked #18) and averages 33.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.00) Finally, the Blue Raiders average 10.25 defensive assists and 14.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 74 and 130 respectively).

Ill.-Chicago Key Betting Stats

Ill.-Chicago Flames has a power ranking of 193 and are #128 for offense (scoring an average of 78.75 per game), #71 for defense (giving up an average of 63.75 points per game) and 3-1 (3-0 ATS) overall. Middle Tenn. St. went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Ill.-Chicago.

For offense, the Flames hit an average of 48.54% of their field goals (ranked #72) and 71.21% of their free throws (ranked #162) and makes an average of 39.13% of their three pointers (ranked #39 in the NCAAB). They average 40.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 86) and average 15.75 offensive assists and 14.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 86) and 278 respectively).

On defense, Ill.-Chicago allows an average of 34.78% field goals (ranked #11) and 78.21% free throws (ranked #341 in the NCAAB) The Flames allow an average of 21.18% of the three pointers (ranked #7) and averages 34.75 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.75) Finally, the Flames average 9.75 defensive assists and 11.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 54 and 260 respectively).

Betting Summary

Middle Tenn. St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 133 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Blue Raiders vs Flames archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Blue Raiders vs Flames matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-140 → -170Moved
  • Moneyline · Ill.-Chicago Flames+115 → +145Moved
  • Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-2.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Ill.-Chicago Flames+2.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over129.5 (-110) → 133 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under129.5 (-110) → 133 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders
2-2 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Ill.-Chicago Flames
2-1 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-11-23T22:35:33.142Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders and Ill.-Chicago Flames, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Ill.-Chicago Flames defeated Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 70-40

Ill.-Chicago Flames defeated Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 70-40 on November 24, 2023, a 30-point decision in the series. Ill.-Chicago Flames' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 36-19. Against SportsJaw's recorded Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders -3.5 (-110) spread, Ill.-Chicago Flames covered, while the 110 combined points finished under the recorded total of 133.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders -3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 131 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders -3 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 131 (-110)Loss