Morehead State vs. Tennessee State betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Tennessee State Tigers (4-8, 0-1 OVC) visit the Morehead State Eagles (5-6, 1-0 OVC) after losing five straight road games. The Eagles are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which starts at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The matchup has a point total of 146.5.

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Morehead State Cover -3.5 vs Tennessee State -110

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Morehead State vs. Tennessee State betting lines

  • Morehead State moneyline odds to win: -169
  • Tennessee State moneyline odds to win: +142
  • Spread: Morehead State (-3.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Morehead State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Morehead State has performed worse when playing at home, covering one time in three home games, and four times in six road games.
  • The Eagles have gone over the over/under in one of three home games (33.3%). They’ve fared better in road games, eclipsing the total in three of six matchups (50%).

Last season stats

  • The Eagles were 121st in the country in points scored (75.3 per game) and ninth-best in points conceded (63.4) last year.
  • Morehead State was the 20th-best team in the country in rebounds per game (36.3) and ninth-best in rebounds conceded (27.2) last season.
  • At 14.9 assists per game last season, the Eagles were 70th in the nation.

Morehead State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 0-3-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.9 (271st in nation) 43.9 (228th) 33.9 (135th) 30.5 (154th) 12.6 (265th) 11.8 (200th)

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Tennessee State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Tennessee State’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .500 (1-1-0). Away, it is .600 (3-2-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Tigers’ games have finished above the over/under at home (100%, two of two) than on the road (80%, four of five).
  • The Tigers, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-1) as away (0-5) this year.

Last season stats

  • The Tigers averaged 72.7 points per game (200th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 71.0 points per contest (137th-ranked).
  • With 31.0 rebounds per game, Tennessee State ranked 247th in the nation. It gave up 32.1 rebounds per contest, which ranked 209th in college basketball.
  • The Tigers delivered 12.0 dimes per game, which ranked them 279th in the country.

Tennessee State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-0-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (177th in nation) 42.7 (164th) 42.1 (first) 31.7 (215th) 13.2 (236th) 14.8 (350th)
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