Halftime Report
UNC-Ash. and Tennessee State have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 41-37, UNC-Ash. has looked like the better team, but there’s still one more half to play.
If UNC-Ash. keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 3-3 in no time. On the other hand, Tennessee State will have to make due with a 3-6 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
UNC-Ash. Bulldogs @ Tennessee State Tigers
Current Records: UNC-Ash. 2-3, Tennessee State 3-5
How To Watch
What to Know
The UNC-Ash. Bulldogs’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tennessee State Tigers at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Gentry Center. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
UNC-Ash. fought the good fight in their overtime match against Cent. Arkansas on Sunday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 92-83 to the Bears. The Bulldogs didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Even though they lost, UNC-Ash. smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tennessee State also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Bryant by a score of 97-85. The Tigers have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
UNC-Ash. now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Tennessee State, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: UNC-Ash. has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 39.8 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Tennessee State (currently ranked second) struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 46.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Looking forward, UNC-Ash. is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by one point. For those looking to play the spread, watch out: UNC-Ash. is playing as the favorites on the road, but their 0-1 record against the spread as such isn’t exactly encouraging.
Odds
UNC-Ash. is a slight 1-point favorite against Tennessee State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 1-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 153.5 points.
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