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NCAAB · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders at Sam Houston St. Bearkats

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Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders vs Sam Houston St. Bearkats Prediction

Game time: March 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum — Huntsville, TX

Article updated Mar 2, 10:36 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders are on the road playing the Sam Houston St. Bearkats at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Sam

Game outlook

The Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders are on the road playing the Sam Houston St. Bearkats at the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. Sam Houston St. is the betting favorite opening at -9 and the current line is Sam Houston St. -8.5.

Blue Raiders vs Bearkats Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Blue Raiders to win tonight's game by 3 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders to cover the 8.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Middle Tenn. St. 74 to Sam Houston St. 71

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw players predict Sam Houston St. Bearkats to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Sam Houston St. will win straight-up is 80%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MIDTN 59.75, SAMHO 76.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Sam Houston State will win, middle tennessee will cover, and the total will go over.

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72% picked Sam Houston St. Bearkats on Covers.com

Middle Tenn. St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 163, Middle Tenn. St. is ranked #339 in offense (scoring an average of 65.71 per game), #106 in defense (allowing an average of 69.32 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-16 (9-17 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Blue Raiders hit an average of 40.72% of their field goals (ranked #337) and 68.40% of their free throws (ranked #304) and makes an average of 30.76% of their three pointers ranked #322 in the NCAAB). They average 35.43 rebounds per game (ranked # 180) and average 10.11 offensive assists and 14.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 353 and 344 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Middle Tenn. St. allows an average of 43.45% field goals (ranked #174) and 72.43% free throws (ranked #229 in the NCAAB) The Blue Raiders allow an average of 31.57% of the three pointers (ranked #61) and averages 35.57 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.57) Finally, the Blue Raiders average 10.89 defensive assists and 11.14 turnovers per game (ranked # 39 and 262 respectively).

Sam Houston St. Key Betting Stats

Sam Houston St. Bearkats has a power ranking of 102 and are #250 for offense (scoring an average of 71.64 per game), #114 for defense (giving up an average of 69.82 points per game) and 17-11 (14-11-1 ATS) overall. Middle Tenn. St. went 1-0 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Sam Houston St..

For offense, the Bearkats hit an average of 41.97% of their field goals (ranked #308) and 72.53% of their free throws (ranked #151) and makes an average of 35.00% of their three pointers (ranked #125 in the NCAAB). They average 37.96 rebounds per game (ranked # 69) and average 13.07 offensive assists and 13.32 turnovers per game (ranked # 182) and 305 respectively).

On defense, Sam Houston St. allows an average of 43.11% field goals (ranked #149) and 68.51% free throws (ranked #33 in the NCAAB) The Bearkats allow an average of 31.60% of the three pointers (ranked #66) and averages 34.93 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.93) Finally, the Bearkats average 13.29 defensive assists and 13.50 turnovers per game (ranked # 223 and 71 respectively).

Betting Summary

Sam Houston St. has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders to cover the 8.5 point spread and the total to go over 136.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders+310 → +310Unchanged
  • Moneyline · Sam Houston St. Bearkats-395 → -403Moved
  • Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders+9 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats-9 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over136 (-110) → 137 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under136 (-110) → 137 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders
10-16 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Sam Houston St. Bearkats
13-11 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-03T03:36:01.741Z). 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 Sam Houston St. Bearkats, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-13Sam Houston St. Bearkats 60 · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 51
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Sam Houston St. Bearkats defeated Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 81-64

Sam Houston St. Bearkats defeated Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 81-64 on March 2, 2024, a 17-point decision in the series. Sam Houston St. Bearkats' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 48-36. Against SportsJaw's recorded Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +8.5 (-110) spread, Sam Houston St. Bearkats covered, while the 145 combined points finished over the recorded total of 137.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MackintoshSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -8 (-110)Win
  • 1707662905Spread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -8 (-110)Win
  • JoeThomasSpread · Sam Houston St. Bearkats -8.5 (-110)Win