Chattanooga Mocs vs MTSU Blue Raiders Prediction, 3/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs MTSU Blue Raiders

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Chattanooga (+4)

The MTSU Blue Raiders (22-11) welcome the Chattanooga Mocs (24-9) at Murphy Center on Tuesday in the 1st round of the NIT. MTSU is 4-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 151.5.

The Chattanooga Mocs stepped onto the hardwood against Furman and ended up losing by a score of 80-77 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Mocs left the arena with 18 while Furman had 13 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 28 shots from distance. Furman finished the game shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 21 attempts. On top of that, Furman snagged 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Furman earned 13 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. With regard to defending, Chattanooga allowed 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Mocs converted 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Chattanooga wrapped up the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 64) and made 11 out of their 25 shots from distance.

Honor Huff is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished 64.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Chattanooga will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 24-9 on the season. They currently have an average of 78.8 pts per contest (59th in the nation) while going 48.0% from the floor. The Mocs are shooting 36.4% on three-point shots (319 of 876) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chattanooga is pulling in 33.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 556 assists for the year, which has them ranked 16th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mocs are forcing 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 126th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 407 relinquished on the year. The Mocs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (829 of 1,915) and they concede 33.1 boards per contest as a team. They concede 34.7% on shots from distance while they are 184th in college in points per game allowed (72.0).

In their last game, the MTSU Blue Raiders went home defeated by a final of 70-68 when they faced Jacksonville State. In reference to rebounding, MTSU permitted Jacksonville State to grab 32 overall (10 offensive). They went 38.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Blue Raiders permitted Jacksonville State to convert 24 of 53 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.3% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Blue Raiders went 24 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, MTSU converted 11 of 24 attempts (45.8%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 52.9%. Jacksonville State was called for 15 fouls in this contest which got the Blue Raiders to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Blue Raiders snagged 18 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this contest.

Jlynn Counter ended up being a factor for the Blue Raiders in the game. He earned 18 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the game. He converted 7 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

MTSU has a win-loss mark of 22-11 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Raiders are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which is 150th in the nation. MTSU has scored 2,505 points so far this year (75.9 per game) and they snag 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.5 times per game (268th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest. The Blue Raiders are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 67.0% from the free throw line.

The Blue Raiders defensively are ranked 163rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 71.4. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (90th in D-1). The MTSU defense surrenders 30.3% on three-point shots (217 of 717) and their opposition makes 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.3 dimes and 35.6 boards per game, which has them ranked 110th and 259th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chattanooga (+4)

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