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The Marshall Thundering Herd face the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in the finals of the Conference USA tournament in a game that will take place at a neutral site at the Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 PM ET. The oddsmaker has MTSU as a large -9 favorite over Marshall. The O/U line for this game is offered at 163.
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Marshall is coming off a 93-77 win over Louisiana Tech in their last game where they covered the spread as a 4.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 170, which was over the closing line of 167.5. The Thundering Herd have covered the spread in their last three games and previous to the Louisiana Tech game the total went under in two straight games. Marshall has won four in a row and five of their last six games.
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Middle Tennessee State is coming off an 82-56 win over UTEP in their last game where they covered the 9-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 138, which was over the closing line of 125.5. The Blue Raiders have covered the spread in their last three games and in five of their last six games, including their last four, the total has gone over. Middle Tennessee State has won their last nine games.
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Offensively, Marshall is putting up 85.8 points per game, which ranks 6th in the nation, on a 45.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Thundering Herd are allowing 84.2 points per game on a 46.2% FG average.
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Middle Tennessee State is putting up 74.6 points per game on a 48.6% FG average, which ranks 13th in the nation, On defense the Blue Raiders are allowing 63.3 points per game on a 41.8% FG average.
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Middle Tennessee State beat Marshall twice this season.
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Marshall at Middle Tennessee State Betting Trends<br />
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Marshall is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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The Thundering Herd are 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games against the Blue Raiders.
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Middle Tennessee State is 7-2 against the spread in their last 9 games overall.
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The Blue Raiders are 1-7 straight up in their last 8 games against the Thundering Herd.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball game between Marshall and Middle Tennessee State have the public leaning to the Blue Raiders minus the 9 points with 68%. The over/under bettors are leaning just slightly to this game going over the posted total line of 163 with 52% on board.
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