Middle Tennessee plays Wofford following Jordan's 21-point outing

Updated Dec. 2, 2023 3:44 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Wofford Terriers (2-5) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-4)

Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Raiders -8.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee takes on the Wofford Terriers after Jalen Jordan scored 21 points in Middle Tennessee's 63-59 victory against the UMKC Kangaroos.

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The Blue Raiders have gone 3-2 in home games. Middle Tennessee averages 13.3 turnovers per game and is 2-0 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Terriers are 0-2 on the road. Wofford ranks fifth in the SoCon with 25.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Kyler Filewich averaging 4.9.

Middle Tennessee's average of 5.6 made 3-pointers per game is 2.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Wofford gives up. Wofford has shot at a 44.3% clip from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points less than the 45.8% shooting opponents of Middle Tennessee have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Elias King is shooting 32.6% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Raiders, while averaging 12.4 points. Jestin Porter is shooting 36.0% and averaging 10.0 points for Middle Tennessee.

Corey Tripp is averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Terriers. Dillon Bailey is averaging 13.4 points for Wofford.

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

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