Middle Tennessee vs. Delaware Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7

In a contest featuring one of the sputtering squads in college basketball, the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (6-16, 2-9 CUSA) battle the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-11, 5-6 CUSA) at Bob Carpenter Center on February 7, 2026. The Fightin' Blue Hens have lost two in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 4.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 130.5 points.

In its most recent matchup on Wednesday, Middle Tennessee suffered an 88-84 OT loss to Florida International. Marcus Whitlock's team-leading 25 points paced Middle Tennessee in the loss. Delaware's most recent outing was a 75-69 loss to Liberty on Wednesday. Justyn Fernandez scored a team-best 21 points for Delaware in the loss.

Middle Tennessee vs. Delaware Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware
• Spread favorite: Middle Tennessee -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Middle Tennessee -201
• Moneyline underdog: Delaware +166
• Over/Under: 130.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Middle Tennessee vs. Delaware

• Middle Tennessee and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under (130.5 points) 15 times this season.
• This season, 15 of Delaware's games have ended with a combined score higher than 130.5 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 130.5 is 8.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Blue Raiders (74.0) and Fightin' Blue Hens (65.4).
• The 142.7 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 12.2 more than the 130.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Middle Tennessee has had a 145.1-point over/under in its games this season, 14.6 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Delaware's games have an average over/under of 137.0 points this season, 6.5 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Middle Tennessee vs. Delaware

• Against the spread, Middle Tennessee is 7-12-0 this year.
• The Blue Raiders have been favored by 4.5 points or more five times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Delaware has played 21 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• The Fightin' Blue Hens have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more 11 times this year and are 6-5 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this year, Delaware is 3-6-1 against the spread and 3-7 overall.
• Delaware has one win ATS (1-1) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• Middle Tennessee is 2-5 overall, and 4-3 against the spread, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Middle Tennessee vs. Delaware

• Middle Tennessee has been the moneyline favorite in nine games this season and won four (44.4%) of those contests.
• The Blue Raiders have entered five games this season favored by -201 or more and are 3-2 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Middle Tennessee has a 66.8% chance to win.
• Delaware has come away with four wins in the 15 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Fightin' Blue Hens have won three of 11 games when listed as at least +166 or worse on the moneyline.
• Delaware has an implied victory probability of 37.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.