Murray State hosts Lawrence and Middle Tennessee

Published Dec. 21, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

Murray State Racers (7-4, 2-0 MVC) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-4, 1-0 C-USA)

Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Middle Tennessee -6.5; over/under is 135.5

BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee takes on the Murray State Racers after Eli Lawrence scored 21 points in Middle Tennessee's 82-73 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.

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The Blue Raiders have gone 3-1 at home. Middle Tennessee averages 71.0 points while outscoring opponents by 6.4 points per game.

The Racers are 1-3 on the road. Murray State is second in the MVC with 33.5 rebounds per game led by Damiree Burns averaging 8.5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Camryn Weston is averaging 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Blue Raiders. DeAndre Dishman is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games for Middle Tennessee.

Rob Perry is averaging 15.2 points for the Racers. Jacobi Wood is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Murray State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Raiders: 6-4, averaging 70.2 points, 31.0 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 8.9 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.9 points per game.

Racers: 7-3, averaging 72.9 points, 33.7 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points.

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

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