ASA top play on 10* OVER 145.5 Murray State @ Belmont, 7PM ET

These two teams will again be two of the best teams in the Ohio Valley Conference and last season they met three times with Total points scored of: 151, 135 and 160. The game played in Belmont last season had a Total set of 150 but they only managed 135 points. Digging into that game we find the two teams played fast enough, but Murray State had a really poor shooting night at 39% while Belmont hit just 4 of 25 3-pointers. Those numbers were very uncharacteristic of both teams as they were exceptional shooting teams last season, and both were extremely efficient offensively. Belmont will dictate tempo here and want to play fast. The Bruins are a top 100 team in efficiency this season, 58th in adjusted pace and 46th in effective field goal percentage. Murray State has been a little slower than normal this year but will be forced to keep pace with Belmont. The Racers are 108th in OEFF this season and 40th in EFG%. Last season the OVC games averaged 144.5 Total points per game and this contest features two of the best offenses in the league.