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Kennesaw State Owls @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Current record: Kennesaw State 9-5, Middle Tennessee 10-5.
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What you need to know
After three games on the road, Middle Tennessee will return home. They and the Kennesaw State Owls will meet in a Conference USA battle at Murphy Center on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Blue Raiders are averaging 78 points per game this season and are demonstrating their offensive power.
Middle Tennessee didn’t have a great season last year, but they are starting to struggle. They started the new year with a not-so-successful loss to Liberty, 73-63. The contest was the Blue Raiders’ lowest scoring game so far this season.
Essam Mostafa had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds, and struggled for the losing team. Jestyn Porter, on the other hand, wasn’t very helpful, going 0-5 from distance.
Middle Tennessee struggled to coordinate and finished the game with just eight assists. They were crushed by their division opponents as Liberty scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Kennesaw State’s game on Saturday was tied 36-36 at halftime, but fortunately for them it didn’t stay that way. They came out on top against the Jax. State by a score of 83-71. The over/under was set at 154.5 points, and the oddsmakers did a great job. You had plenty of money.
Kennesaw State got the win thanks to the efforts of several key players, but Simeon Cottle led the way with 28 points. Another player who made a difference was Adrian Woolley, who went 8-for-14 with 20 points and eight rebounds along the way.
The loss to Middle Tennessee dropped their record to 10-5. Kennesaw State improved to 9-5 with the win, its seventh straight home win.
Both teams are the top scoring teams in the league, so a high-performing offensive line will likely be on the agenda. Middle Tennessee has had no trouble scoring this season, averaging 78 points per game. However, Kennesaw State is averaging 81.2 points, so it’s not like they’re struggling in this department. Both teams could easily accumulate points, so the only question left is who will be able to put up more points.