UT-Chattanooga vs Middle Tennessee Picks and Prediction – 3/19/2025

The Chattanooga Mocs take a short road trip Tuesday to Murfreesboro, TN for a game against Middle Tennessee. Chattanooga finished the regular season with 24 wins and 9 losses following a three-point loss in overtime against Furman. Offensively Chattanooga did score the ball well in their last game of the regular season scoring 77 points including seven and overtime on 43.8% shooting and knocked down 11 triples in the game. Defensively Chattanooga was terrible giving up eighty points as Furman shot 47.4% from the floor and knocked down 12 triples. The Mocs lost the rebounding battle and turned the ball over 10 times in the loss period stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Honro Huff leads the Chattanooga offense this season averaaging 15.1 points per game. Bash Wieiland averages 13.9 points and Trey Bonham is third on the team averaging 13.4 points per game. Frank Champion averages 11.4 points in nearly 24 minutes per game. Garrison Keeslar averages 6.5 points to go along with a team leading 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game this season.

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders roll into the NIT tournament with 22 wins and 11 losses on the year following a 2-point loss to Jacksonville State in their last game out. Defensively Middle Tennessee was outmatched in their last outing, giving up seventy points on 45-point 3% shooting from the floor  and Jacksonville State made 7 triples. The Blue Raiders scored 68 points on 45.3% shooting and knocked down 11 triples but made just 52.9% from the free throw line in the loss.

Jestin Porter is the offensive leader this season for Middle Tennessee averaging 14.9 points per game. Big man Essam Mostafa is second on the team averaging 14 points to go along with the team high 9 rebounds per contest. Camryn Weston is the fourth player on the team in double digits averaging 11.5 points in nearly 20 minutes per game. Jlynn Counter averages the 4th best 10.6 points and leads the team pushing out 3.5 assists.

Despite the records the Blue Raiders are the better team and will do the work Tuesday. Look for MTSU to roll in front of their home fans in this game to the win. MTSU will do enough Tuesday night at home to get the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders win and cover 76-65.