The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders host the Florida International Panthers on Saturday in week 11 C-USA college football action at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium. The Florida International Panthers look to snap an eight-game losing streak. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders look to get back to a .500 record.
The Florida International Panthers are 0-4 SU on the road this season. Max Bortenschlager is completing 53 percent of his passes for 2,469 yards, 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Tyrese Chambers and Bryce Singleton have combined for 1,557 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, while Randall St. Felix has 20 receptions. The Florida International Panthers ground game is averaging 104.8 yards per contest, and D’vonte Price leads the way with 682 yards and 6 touchdowns. Defensively, FIU is allowing 37.8 points and 493.7 yards per game. Rishard Dames leads the Florida International Panthers with 68 tackles, Davon Strickland has 3 sacks and Gio Richardson has 1 interception.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are 3-0 SU at home this season. Chase Cunningham is completing 62.5 percent of his passes for 1,318 yards, 16 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Jimmy Marshall and Jarrin Pierce have combined for 795 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, while Yusuf Ali has 22 receptions. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders ground game is averaging 106.7 yards per contest, and Chaton Mobley leads the way with 231 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Middle Tennessee is allowing 28.8 points and 390.3 yards per game. Reed Blankenship leads the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with 81 tackles, Jordan Ferguson has 6.5 sacks and Quincy Riley has 4 interceptions.
The Panthers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Blue Raiders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite and 5-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record. The over is 13-4 in Panthers last 17 games overall. The over is 10-4 in Blue Raiders last 14 conference games. The Panthers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Middle Tennessee.
The FIU Panthers are simply a terrible football team on both sides of the ball, and things likely don’t improve this time of year on the road. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have their issues as well, but they’ve played their best ball at home, where they’ve actually covered four of their last five tries. MTSU can move the ball through the air and has a top-60 scoring offense. FIU is downright brutal defensively. I’ll lay the chalk with the home team.