Middle Tennessee vs. Jacksonville State betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-5, 2-1 CUSA) are favored (by 6 points) to build on a five-game home win streak when they host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-6, 1-1 CUSA) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The matchup’s over/under is 146.

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Middle Tennessee Cover -6 vs Jacksonville State -109

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Middle Tennessee vs. Jacksonville State betting lines

  • Middle Tennessee moneyline odds to win: -252
  • Jacksonville State moneyline odds to win: +203
  • Spread: Middle Tennessee (-6)
  • Total: 146

Middle Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Middle Tennessee has played worse at home, covering three times in five home games, and four times in six road games.
  • The Blue Raiders have exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (40%) than road tilts (33.3%).
  • Middle Tennessee has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 4-1 (.800). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Blue Raiders’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 75.3 points a contest compared to the 78.4 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Middle Tennessee has been slightly suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 71.8 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 71.6 it has surrendered this season.
  • The Blue Raiders’ 7.5 made three-pointers per-game average in their past 10 games are more than the 7.1 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of made shots, 31.4% compared to their season-long percentage of 31.8% from beyond the arc.

Middle Tennessee betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (130th in nation) 42.2 (132nd) 36.4 (32nd) 30.6 (150th) 12.0 (308th) 11.2 (151st)

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Jacksonville State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Jacksonville State has a lower winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1-0 record) than away (.714, 5-2-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Gamecocks’ games have finished above the over/under at home (0%, zero of two) compared to on the road (57.1%, four of seven).

Recent trends

  • The Gamecocks are putting up 79.6 points per game over their previous 10 games, which is 0.7 fewer points than their average for the season (80.3).
  • While Jacksonville State is ceding 70.4 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse in its previous 10 games, allowing 73.7 points per contest.
  • The Gamecocks are draining 9.2 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.7 more than their average for the season (8.5). Likewise, they have a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (39.3%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (37.5%).

Jacksonville State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-4-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 2-1-0; As Underdog: 6-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (68th in nation) 39.8 (39th) 37.7 (14th) 28.6 (57th) 13.1 (237th) 9.1 (ninth)
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