Middle Tennessee vs Southern Miss 10/30/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-6) vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4)
October 30, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders -13.5 / Southern Miss Golden Eagles +13.5; Over/Under: 47.5
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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders meet the Southern Miss Golden Eagles Saturday in Week 9 C-USA college football action from Red Floyd Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will try to rebound from a 34-0 loss at the hands of UAB last time out. Jake Lange has thrown for 561 yards, 3 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 59% passing while Frank Gore Jr. leads Southern Miss with 443 rushing yards and Jason Brownlee has a team-high 254 receiving yards this season. Another five Golden Eagles have at least 100 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Malik Shorts has a team-high 59 total tackles and a pair of interceptions while Josh Carr Jr. has 3.5 sacks and Eriq Kitchen has 3 sacks this season.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will look to build on their 44-13 beatdown of UConn in their last game. Chase Cunningham has thrown for 1,270 yards, 16 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 62.7% passing while Chaton Mobley leads the Blue Raiders with 232 rushing yards this season. Jimmy Marshall leads the Blue Raiders with 390 receiving yards while Jarrin Pierce and Jaylin Lane each have 200+ receiving yards and another four Blue Raiders have at least 100 receiving yards this season. On defense, Reed Blankenship leads the Blue Raiders with 64 total tackles while Jordan Ferguson has a team-high 4 sacks and Quincy Riley has 3 interceptions this season.
Southern Miss is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games following a loss. Middle Tennessee is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games in October and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record.
I’m not always on board with laying this kind of number on the road, especially with Middle Tennessee, but the Southern Miss Golden Eagles are up there as arguably the worst team in C-USA. As they can’t get offense going and give up way too many points. The Blue Raiders aren’t going anywhere fast, but they’re the far better team here and should have no issue winning by two touchdowns.
