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    awholelottalumps
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    Tennessee State +11???

    Tennessee State +11 at Murray State in the OVC Tournament tonight.Tennessee State has won 6 straight games and still getting double digits?Me don't understand(best caveman impression)line.I though Georgia State who had won 4 straight games was getting too many(+14) at VCU,but lost 69-41 this past Saturday.Maybe I'm reading too much into this,but a team who has won 6 straight getting double digits to boot seems too easy to pass up.Then again maybe that's what the odds makers want you to think.Any thoughts on this game would be appreciated.

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    Tenn St. fired their coach in February, and since then, they've been on fire. Two of those last 6, they were double-digit dogs. They only lost to Murray by 4 back in January..

    I see this as a great play.

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    FYI - The last time these 2 teams played was on 2/4/09 and Murray State beat the Tigers down by 30 points. I'm not on either side but I can tell you that traditionally there are blowouts in the first round of this tournament - they aren't playing on neutral grounds as in Most Conference Tournaments.

    Here are some trends in your favor though - Good Luck


    Racers are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games as a home favorite of 7.0-12.5.
    Racers are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games as a favorite of 7.0-12.5.
    Racers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

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    Expect this to be home game atmosphere for Tennessee State. The university is in Nashville, while Murray St. is having to travel 90+ miles to get there. Murray State has a tendency to keep first half scores close, too--so just keep that in mind, as well.

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    Zach - You could not be more WRONG. This game is at Murray State. The first round is at the HOME COURT of the better team. They don't play in Nashville until 3/6.

    This is in FACT a home game for Murray State.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnMorr08 View Post
    Zach - You could not be more WRONG. This game is at Murray State. The first round is at the HOME COURT of the better team. They don't play in Nashville until 3/6.

    This is in FACT a home game for Murray State.


    Good call, John. My apologies.

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    Murray St is pretty darn good at home posting an 11-2 SU record. They have already beaten Tenn St twice this by 4pts at home on 1/8 and by 30pts at TSU on 2/4. I'm leaning towards the Murray St. side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnMorr08 View Post
    FYI - The last time these 2 teams played was on 2/4/09 and Murray State beat the Tigers down by 30 points. I'm not on either side but I can tell you that traditionally there are blowouts in the first round of this tournament - they aren't playing on neutral grounds as in Most Conference Tournaments.

    Here are some trends in your favor though - Good Luck


    Racers are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games as a home favorite of 7.0-12.5.
    Racers are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games as a favorite of 7.0-12.5.
    Racers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

    Thanks for the info, JM. I think with the momentum Tenn St has with the new coach along with the triple revenge factor will decide this one.

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    I'm leaning towards Murray State myself.The spread is +11 for a reason right?

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    I am on Tenn state +11 1/2

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    Quote Originally Posted by awholelottalumps View Post
    I'm leaning towards Murray State myself.The spread is +11 for a reason right?
    I'm probably going to play them on the ML in a parlay.

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