Belmont takes home win streak into matchup with Middle Tennessee

Published Dec. 9, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-3, 1-0 C-USA) at Belmont Bruins (6-4, 1-1 MVC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Belmont hosts Middle Tennessee aiming to continue its three-game home winning streak.

The Bruins have gone 3-0 at home. Belmont has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Blue Raiders are 0-3 on the road. Middle Tennessee scores 69.2 points and has outscored opponents by 7.6 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Drew Friberg averages 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bruins, scoring 13.3 points while shooting 48.6% from beyond the arc. Ben Sheppard is shooting 49.0% and averaging 19.4 points for Belmont.

DeAndre Dishman is averaging 11.8 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Blue Raiders. Eli Lawrence is averaging 9.9 points for Middle Tennessee.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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