The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-4) and UConn Huskies (1-7) meet Friday for a 6 p.m. ET game at Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut. Below, we look at the Middle Tennessee vs. UConn odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Middle Tennessee heads on the road after a bye week and four losses in its last five games. The Blue Raiders scored less than 15 points in three of those losses.
On the season, MTSU ranks 113th in FBS in total offense (328.8 yards per game). The Raiders are 0-4 on the road this season; they are 3-13 over their last 16 games away from home, dating back to 2018.
The Huskies snapped a seven-game skid to open the season with a 21-15 win over the Yale Bulldogs last Saturday. Things got interesting late after Connecticut had worked itself to a 21-0 lead by the 11:15-mark of the third quarter.
But, the Huskies hung on for their first victory since Oct. 26, 2019 (UConn did not play in 2020). A Huskies team which was a minus-7 in turnovers going into the contest was a plus-4 against a Yale squad that threw four picks.
Middle Tennessee at UConn odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Middle Tennessee -700 (bet $700 to win $100) | UConn +470 (bet $100 to win $470)
- Against the spread (ATS): Middle Tennessee -15.5 (-108) | UConn +15.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 55.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Middle Tennessee at UConn odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Middle Tennessee 35, UConn 24
Money line
AVOID at the current tag, but keep an eye on this price. UConn is the lean, and with two shaky teams tangling in the unusual time slot, a +500 should make for some interest on the Huskies side.
Against the spread
Both teams are ranked outside the top-100 on both sides of the ball. Middle Tennessee has results buoyed by turnovers: the Raiders are a plus-10 in turnovers overall.
The Huskies have a couple results under their belt — recent ones — that bode well for bettors seeing them as undervalued by their overall record. UConn’s two-point losses to Wyoming (Sept. 25) and Vanderbilt (Oct. 2) stand out as examples of the Huskies’ better days and ones not artificially propped up by turnovers.
MTSU is 0-4 (0-3-1 ATS) over its last four road games.
BACK THE HUSKIES +15.5 (-112).
Over/Under
A lot of mixed signals in how this one plays out. PASS.
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