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The Ja Morant train is rolling, which is being reflected more in the total than the spread. The total has shot up 6.5 points. Morant, the transcendent Murray State guard, will not easily get to the rim against Florida State's tall, active defenders. These Under numbers speak less to the current Murray and FSU teams than to the public’s inflated expectations of scoring in NCAA Tournament games; The Racers have gone Under in seven of their past eight NCAA games while FSU has gone Under in four of the last five.
I was very impressed with the Racers against Marquette as they came up a +27 and their stats helped me upgrade their rating 4 1/2 points. Murray's defense was just as impressive allowing just 64 points on 72 possessions. Florida State struggled with Vermont coming up with a -8 game against its power rating. Ja Morant will be the best player on the court with the best passing skills in college basketball. He puts his teammates in a position to succeed.
I think the Racers are really good, they're got a player in Ja Morant that's as good as anyone in the country. It think this could be a good game. As good as Florida State is playing right now, Murray State has the best player on the floor. They can keep it close if not win.