Both teams come off games that went UNDER as Middle Tennessee was trounced by Virginia 74-52 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and Butler lost 69-64 to Dayton. The Bulldogs shot only 40 percent from the field and made 7-of-23 from three-point range with Sean McDermott and Paul Jorgensen scoring 20 points apiece. Middle Tennessee was even worse from the field shooting 39.2 percent and 3-of-13 from beyond the arc while losing to Virginia. Antonio Green (11 points) and Reggie Scurry (10) were their team's only players in double figures. The Blue Raiders have a .426 shooting percentage on the season and only .271 from 3-point territory. MTSU is averaging 67.0 points per game and lost its five leading scorers from last season. Take the UNDER.
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CBB
Butler vs. Middle Tenn State
November 22, 2018
9:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 145.5 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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