Grand Canyon Antelopes face Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: NCAA basketball odds preview and stats

Grand Canyon AntelopesMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders
5-7December 30, 2013, 04:30 | McKenzie Arena8-5


The visiting Grand Canyon Antelopes hope to send their backers to the pay window on Monday as they look to cover the spread at McKenzie Arena against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

Middle Tennessee will face the 5-7 Antelopes, who own a 3-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Blue Raiders are 3-5 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Antelopes are 1-1 favoring the OVER.

View Grand Canyon Antelopes vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Odds and Stats.

This game matches up the No. 178 (Blue Raiders) and the No. 234 (Antelopes) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank.



In their last action, Grand Canyon was a 69-64 loser on the road against Chattanooga. They covered the 5.5-point spread as underdogs. Grand Canyon got 22 points and 13 rebounds from Killian Larson in a losing cause in their 69-64 loss to Chattanooga on Sunday.

Middle Tennessee lost its last outing, an 89-85 result against Maine on December 29. They failed to cover in that game as a 20-point favorite. Maine got 27 points from Dimitry Akanda-Coronel en route to an 89-85 victory over Middle Tennessee on Sunday at McKenzie Arena.

How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Antelopes rank No. 113 in NCAA Division 1 with 37 per game. That compares with Middle Tennessee’s No. 34 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Middle Tennessee is college basketball's No. 196-ranked team at 5.23 per game, while the Antelopes rate No. 107 with 6.58 per game.

Next up:
Grand Canyon home to Texas-Pan American, Thursday, January 2nd
Middle Tennessee at Tennessee State, Tuesday, January 7th
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