2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:49 a.m. ET

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Bookmakers are projecting the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to regress slightly in 2023, as their over/under is 6.5 wins after they won eight games last year.

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Middle Tennessee Win Total Odds

Blue Raiders Betting Insights & 2022 Stats

• Based on the moneyline, Middle Tennessee's implied probability is 53.3% to go over its regular season over/under of 6.5 wins.
• From an offensive standpoint, the Blue Raiders ranked 78th in FBS with 374.0 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 96th in total defense (409.5 yards allowed per contest).
• With 292.7 passing yards allowed per game on defense last season, which ranked third-worst in FBS, the Blue Raiders were forced to rely on their 35th-ranked passing offense (265.2 passing yards per contest) to keep them in games.
• Middle Tennessee struggled in the running game last season, ranking 18th-worst in FBS (108.8 rushing yards per game). However, it ranked 23rd-best on defense, giving up only 116.8 rushing yards per game.

Middle Tennessee's 2023 Schedule

Middle Tennessee's Strength of Schedule

• Middle Tennessee will have the 93rd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents' combined win total last year).
• According to their CUSA opponents' combined win total last season (48), the Blue Raiders are playing the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
• Middle Tennessee have seven games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2022. That schedule includes two teams that racked up nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last season.

Blue Raiders' Top Performers (2022)

• Last year Chase Cunningham put up 3,162 yards (243.2 per game), a 66.7% completion percentage, 21 touchdowns, and only 10 interceptions.
• Frank Peasant churned out 774 rushing yards (59.5 per game) and nine touchdowns last year. In the receiving game, he made 28 catches for 286 yards and two scores.
• Darius Bracy ran for 264 yards on 65 carries (20.3 yards per game), with four rushing touchdowns last year.
• Jaylin Lane hauled in 69 catches for 940 yards (72.3 per game) while being targeted 100 times. He also scored five touchdowns.
• Izaiah Gathings produced last year, catching 60 passes for 559 yards and two touchdowns. He collected 43.0 receiving yards per game.
• Yusuf Ali grabbed 51 passes for 385 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 29.6 yards per game last season.
• Last season Jordan Ferguson stacked up 8.5 sacks, 11.0 TFL, 43 tackles, and one interception.
• Tra Fluellen was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 68 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and two interceptions last year.
• Last season Decorian Patterson had a huge stat line of seven interceptions, 39 tackles and eight passes defended.

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