Middle Tenn State at Tennessee State

Sharp-shooting Middle Tennessee State made an early statement as they went to the left coast and surprised a UCLA team in a big way, beating them by 20 points. They are good, but are playing over their heads. They are shooting over 50% from the floor and 46% from beyond the arc, and this is simply not sustainable and has boosted the total in this game. Tennessee St. is a poor shooting team that has not reached the 70-point mark all season vs. Div-1 competition aside from an overtime game. Middle Tennessee has gotten a defensive boost following a win and have played 9-3-1 to the UNDER after winning their previous contest, and this is an in-state rivalry which usually helps the defenses play more intense. Tennessee St. is also riding a 4-1 UNDER mark in their last five vs. the Sun Belt. The UNDER is the play.