Both teams come off games that went UNDER as Middle Tennessee was trounced by Virginia 74-52 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and Butler lost 69-64 to Dayton. The Bulldogs shot only 40 percent from the field and made 7-of-23 from three-point range with Sean McDermott and Paul Jorgensen scoring 20 points apiece. Middle Tennessee was even worse from the field shooting 39.2 percent and 3-of-13 from beyond the arc while losing to Virginia. Antonio Green (11 points) and Reggie Scurry (10) were their team's only players in double figures. The Blue Raiders have a .426 shooting percentage on the season and only .271 from 3-point territory. MTSU is averaging 67.0 points per game and lost its five leading scorers from last season. Take the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 77% of the public bets were on Butler Bulldogs on the -14 ATS. 53% of the public money was on Butler Bulldogs to win on the moneyline. And, 70% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Butler would win by a score of 80.0 to 75.0 with Butler winning on the moneyline, Middle Tenn State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Butler vs. Middle Tenn State
9:30 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on MTSU Blue Raiders on the +2.5 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Butler would win by a score of 72.1 to 70.3 with Butler winning on the moneyline, Middle Tenn State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Middle Tenn State vs. Butler
7:10 PM Eastern
Middle Tennessee State went OVER the posted total for the fifth time in six games in its 81-72 win over Minnesota in the first round as it shot 48.3 percent with Reggie Upshaw leading the Blue Raiders with 19 points and nine rebounds. Giddy Potts added 15 points and JaCorey Williams contributed 13 points and six rebounds. The Blue Raiders have averaged 85 points their last five games, and they are averaging 74.4 points on the season while shooting 48.7 percent. Butler owns a .478 field goal percentage while averaging 76.3 points. Butler comes off a 76-64 win over Winthrop, and the Bulldogs have gone OVER four of their last five after an ATS win, and five of six following any win. Play this matchup to soar OVER the total.
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