The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-1) and Colorado State Rams (0-1) meet Saturday at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Middle Tennessee vs. Colorado State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Blue Raiders traveled to James Madison last week and played a scoreless 1st quarter. Once the second quarter began, the wheels fell off. JMU outscored MTSU 21-0 in the 2nd and scored 37 unanswered points before the Blue Raiders final responded with a TD last in the 3rd quarter. The Dukes rolled to the 44-7 victory in their FBS debut.
The Rams’ road trip to Michigan went about as well as the Blue Raiders’ road trip did. Colorado State was trampled 51-7 in the Big House as it turned the ball over 2 for a minus-2 turnover margin and was sacked 7 times in the rout.
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Middle Tennessee at Colorado State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:44 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Middle Tennessee +330 (bet $100 to win $330) | Colorado State -420 (bet $420 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Middle Tennessee +11.5 (-112) | Colorado State -11.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Middle Tennessee at Colorado State picks and predictions
Prediction
Colorado State 31, Middle Tennessee 24
Money line
Colorado State (-420) will cost you more than 4 times your potential return. In no way, shape or form did it show anything in Michigan last weekend which would warrant such a wager.
AVOID.
Against the spread
MIDDLE TENNESSEE +11.5 (-112) was a disaster last week at James Madison, but so was Colorado State in Michigan. The Rams have no business laying double digits to anybody.
The Blue Raiders will be much better, and so will the Rams. In fact, this game should be a pretty entertaining affair, as these teams who were embarrassed last week fight for their first victory of the season.
Over/Under
UNDER 58.5 (-112) is the lean here, as both teams scored just 7 points in their road trip losses last week.
The Under is 13-6-1 in the past 20 games in September for Middle Tennessee, while the Under is 4-0 in the last 4 September games for Colorado State. In addition, the Under has hit in 4 straight non-conference outings for the Rams, while going 8-1 in their last 9 against teams with a losing record.
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