Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

As favorites the Blue Raiders won 7 of 14 in 2025-26 and covered only three; just 18 Division I teams covered less often laying points. As underdogs they covered 10 of 15 and made money on the moneyline.

Laying points: 3-11

Middle Tennessee was favored 14 times, won seven and covered three, 21.4%. The 14 favorite moneylines lost 4.47 units; only 19 teams lost more there. The three covers all came at home, by 37, 12 and 10 points: 88-51 over Louisiana Tech, 78-66 over Delaware, 77-67 over UTEP.

The losses as favorites stacked up from 8 January to 7 February: at UTEP (-185), at Louisiana Tech (-175), at Jacksonville State, then home defeats to Western Kentucky at -285 and FIU at -270, and an 88-89 loss at Delaware at -218. Seven favorite losses in all. Four favorite wins missed too, by one or three points: 68-67 over Kennesaw State, 68-67 over Sam Houston, 90-87 over Missouri State and 86-85 over New Mexico State.

Getting points: 10-5

As underdogs the Blue Raiders went 7-8 straight up, covered 10 of 15, and the 15 underdog moneylines made 1.39 units. The best prices: 90-87 over Murray State at +240 in the Cayman Islands Classic, 59-55 at New Mexico State (+145), 90-87 at Kennesaw State (+136).

Home and away

Home: 11-4 straight up, 4 covers in 12, a rate 40 teams fell below. Road: 5-8 straight up, 8 covers in 13. At the Cayman Islands Classic they went 1-2. Over the season that adds up to 13 covers in 29 lined games, 44.8%.

January

January was 4-5 and 2-7 against the spread, 2.38 units lost. The season ended 69-80 to Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA quarterfinal, with Middle Tennessee a -135 favorite: Tech’s second win in three meetings.

The total

Fifteen overs, 14 unders: no lean.

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