UTEP at Middle Tenn State

Middle Tennessee has been a big surprise this season as it was picked to finish last in the C-USA, but the Blue Raiders are 22-9 straight up and 20-7-2 ATS although they have lost their last two against Charlotte and Old Dominion. The Blue Raiders still are 7-2 ATS their last nine games and they beat UTEP by 18 points on Feb. 21 in the only meeting this season and they have covered the spread six of the past eight meetings. The Miners beat Old Dominion on Wednesday in the first round of the C-USA Tournament while shooting 49.1 percent and that is about six percentage points above their average. The Middle Tennessee defense holds opponents to a .420 field goal percentage. The Blue Raiders are 12-3-1 ATS as favorites and UTEP is 1-4 ATS its last five neutral-site games. Take Middle Tennessee as today's Max Play.