Jestin Porter had 27 points in Middle Tennessee's 84-79 victory against Kennesaw State on Thursday night. Porter shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Blue Raiders (11-5,

Kennesaw State Owls (9-5, 1-0 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (10-5, 1-1 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Raiders -8.5; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: Kennesaw State takes on Middle Tennessee after Simeon Cottle scored 28 points in Kennesaw State's 83-71 win over the Jacksonville State

BOTTOM LINE: Kennesaw State plays Middle Tennessee after Simeon Cottle scored 28 points in Kennesaw State’s 83-71 victory against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. The Blue Raiders are 5-1 in home games. Middle Tennessee scores 78.0 points and has outscored opponents by 6.9 points per game.

Steals: 8 (Cottle 3, Heard, Lue, Miller, Weir, Wooley). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .517, FT .636. 3-Point Goals: 10-23, .435 (Green 3-3, Porter 3-7, Bufford 2-3, Alston 1-1, Counter 1-7, Weston 0-2).

Middle Tennessee Raiders (10-5, 2-0 CUSA) at Kennesaw State Owls (5-7, 0-1 CUSA) Kennesaw, Georgia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee visits Kennesaw State after Jalynn Gregory scored 26 points in Middle Tennessee's 69-41 victory over the Liberty Lady Flames.