5* CBB NO BRAINER on Tennessee-Martin +

Tennessee-Martin vs. Eastern Illinois, 01/24/2013 20:00 EDT, Score: 56 - 69

Point Spread: +5½/-106 Tennessee-Martin

Sportsbook: 5Dimes

Result: Loss

5* CBB NO BRAINER on Tennessee-Martin +



I'll take the points here with the Skyhawks. Eastern Illinois is one of the worst defensive teams I have seen, allowing opponents to make 48.2% of their shots on the season. I know that Tennessee-Martin isn't going to set the nets on fire with how they shoot, but they should get some easy buckets tonight.



I also like the fact that the Panthers slow the pace down so much with only 60 possessions per game. When you have a slow down team like this who allows such a hefty field goal percentage, the points are too good to pass up.



Tennessee-Martin is 15-3 ATS against teams who average 53 or less shots per game the last three years while Eastern Illinois is 0-7 ATS against teams winning less than 40% of their games the last three, a big reason they are 1-12 ATS as a home favorite during that time.