FIU’s schedule has been weak this season, only 5 games were worthy of having spreads, which may explain the over 50% shooting in their last 4 out of 5 games.  When they did play a team with a pulse (games that had spreads), they shot under 40% in most of them and won only one. 

Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis Jr was pissed over their ugly loss to UAB in their previous game and from what I read he came down pretty hard on his players, so I expect a big effort from the Blue Raiders tonight.  MTSU had an off night vs UAB where they shot only 26% from the field, considering they average 40% for the season I expect this anomaly to even its self out with a much better shooting performance. 

At the end of the day we are comparing apples and oranges from a stats perspective.  The Blue Raiders have played a much tougher and competitive non-conference schedule, and with motivation looming, I expect a big performance.  Lay the points. 

Play: Middle Tennessee State -7