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Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee Prediction Game Preview

Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12

Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Charlotte (2-8), Middle Tennessee (4-5)
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Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

The passing game continues to work.

It has to keep bombing away to make up for the defense, but Chris Reynolds is good for at least 250 yards against the Middle Tennessee defense the takes the ball away but can get bombed on.

Middle Tennessee is 1-6 when allowing 260 yards or more through the air, and the 49ers throw for 271 per game. That’s a tad misleading, though, because …

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Why Middle Tennessee Will Win

That’s not good enough. The offense can’t keep up with the problems on the defensive side.

The 49ers continue to trot out the worst defense in college football that gets hit too hard against everyone’s ground game and gets bombed on by everyone.

Middle Tennessee might not have a high-powered attack, but it’ll get going with all over 300 yards through the air in this. As long as the offense doesn’t turn it over five times like it did in the puzzling 40-24 loss to Louisiana Tech last week …

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What’s Going To Happen

Along with all of the problems on defense, Charlotte has a massive turnover issue with three in three of the last four games and a -10 margin on the year.

Middle Tennessee will bust out of its funk for a little bit with a big day from the balanced attack.

It’ll be fun – these two will trade big offensive shots.

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Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee Prediction, Line

Middle Tennessee 41, Charlotte 30
Line: Middle Tennessee -10.5, o/u: 66.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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WKU vs Charlotte Prediction Game Preview

WKU vs Charlotte game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5

WKU vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Saturday, November 5

WKU vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 5
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: WKU (5-4), Charlotte (2-7)
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WKU vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why WKU Will Win

Are we really supposed to believe this is Charlotte now?

Can the team that still has the worst defense in America after the 56-23 win over Rice hold up against the WKU passing game?

Probably not.

Even in the win last week it allowed 218 yards and three scores through the air. WKU might have that in the first half.

The 11th-best passing attack in America hasn’t always bombed away – and the Hilltoppers are sometimes better when they don’t – but there shouldn’t be any problems. Charlotte doesn’t have any pass rush to be a bother, but …

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Why Charlotte Will Win

The 49er offense works.

The defense might be a problem, but the D came up with one of its best performances of the season against Rice, and the O rolled for over 500 yards and might be able to do it again.

Chris Reynolds threw five touchdown passes, and he should be able to bomb away on a defense that gave up over 200 passing yards in six of the eight games. The Hilltoppers are 0-4 when allowing more than 270 yards through the air, and the 49ers average 272 yards per game.

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What’s Going To Happen

This should be a whole lot of fun.

WKU will throw for 350, Charlotte will get its own offense moving, and it’ll go to the road team thanks to three takeaways.

The 49ers didn’t turn the ball over against Rice and good things happen. Before that they gave it up three times or more in the previous four games.

The Hilltoppers have generated 18 turnovers in the last five games.

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WKU vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

WKU 45, Charlotte 27
Line: WKU -16.5, o/u: 72.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
WKU vs Charlotte Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Charlotte vs Rice Prediction, Game Preview

Charlotte vs Rice game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

Charlotte vs Rice prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29

Charlotte vs Rice How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: Charlotte (1-7), Rice (4-3)
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Charlotte vs Rice Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

Can the offense overcome the other issues?

The 49ers might not be able to run all that well, but if Chris Reynolds is able to limit the mistakes, the passing game will work. The Rice defense is decent, but the pass defense will give up 200 yards as long as the 49ers are able to hit the midrange throws.

The Owls will turn it over – they’ve given it away three times in each of the last two games and 16 times in the six FBS games, but …

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Why Rice Will Win

The Charlotte defense doesn’t force takeaways.

It doesn’t stop the run, it doesn’t generate a pass rush, and overall it’s the worst defense in college football allowing 524 yards and 43 points per game. Rice will be able to move the ball however it wants to.

Yes, the Owls turn it over way too much, but that’s nothing compared to the Charlotte O that has to press to make up for the problems on the other side of the ball.

The 49ers have given it away 14 times in the last four games.

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What’s Going To Happen

Rice will come up with multiple takeaways, but it won’t need them. It’ll run as much as it wants to, and the passing attack will have one of its most accurate and productive days of the year.

Charlotte can make things interesting with its offense, but the defense will disappoint yet again.

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Charlotte vs Rice Prediction, Line

Rice 36, Charlotte 17
Line: Rice -16.5, o/u: 59.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Charlotte vs Rice Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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FIU vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

FIU vs Charlotte game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

FIU vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22

FIU vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: FIU (2-4), Charlotte (1-6)
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FIU vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why FIU Will Win

If there was ever a time the offense was going to work, this would be it.

Charlotte’s defense is the worst in the country, and it’s not all that close. The D is miserable against teams that can throw, worse against the run, and there aren’t enough takeaways or big plays to make up for it.

FIU might be struggling – to be nice about it – but there’s a decent passing game that can move the chains a little bit, and the ground game should hit five yards per carry.

FIU is 2-0 when throwing a touchdown pass and 0-4 when it doesn’t. Charlotte has allowed a TD pass in every game and 17 on the year, but …

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Why Charlotte Will Win

If there was ever a time the defense was going to work, this would be it.

FIU’s offense isn’t the worst in America, but it hasn’t been able to push past 12 points against anyone but Bryant from the FCS and New Mexico State in a 21-7 win.

No, the 49er defense isn’t anything great, but the offense is able to wing it around enough to push the Panther secondary, the running game has hit 100 yards in three of the last four games, and the team has at least been competitive in the various losses. But …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s the moveable object vs the stoppable force.

Turnovers will matter, and Charlotte is giving them up, but FIU isn’t taking it away.

The FIU offense will work enough to keep things moving, but it’ll still struggle to score consistently. The defense will keep Charlotte from going off, but the O will stall enough to not be able to pull this off even with several good chances in the second half.

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FIU vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

Charlotte 37, FIU 23
Line: FIU -14.5, o/u: 63.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
FIU vs Charlotte Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Charlotte vs UAB Prediction, Game Preview

Charlotte vs UAB game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15

Charlotte vs UAB prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 7, Saturday, October 15

Charlotte vs UAB How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 15
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
How To Watch: Stadium
Record: Charlotte (1-5), UAB (3-2)
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Charlotte vs UAB Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

What can Charlotte do to turn its season around?

The offense has been fun. The passing attack has been terrific with QB Chris Reynolds back and rolling. He threw for over 400 yards and five scores in the win over Georgia State, and two weeks ago he threw for four scores and 347 yards in the loss to UTEP.

UAB’s pass defense has been solid, but it hasn’t dealt with a slew of top passing attacks. As long as Reynolds gets time he’ll go off, but …

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Why UAB Will Win

Reynolds might have to hurry a bit against a good UAB pass rush. That’s not the problem – the yards will be there.

The 49er defense is the second-worst in college football mostly because the run defense isn’t slowing anyone down.

It’s not just that the front is getting gouged for big dashes; it’s getting pounded on. It’s allowing 5.8 yards per carry and giving up over 200 yards in five of the six games and 193 to Maryland in the other one.

UAB’s running game is kicking in huge, ripping through Middle Tennessee for over 300 and getting to 230 yards in four of the five games, so …

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What’s Going To Happen

Be stunned if UAB doesn’t have 225 rushing yards getting off the bus.

It’s going to start running and keep running until Charlotte proves it can come up with a stop.

The 49ers will get enough passing yards to make the Blazers keep pressing, and that won’t be a problem.

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Charlotte vs UAB Prediction, Line

UAB 44, Charlotte 20
Line: UAB -23.5, o/u: 63.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Charlotte vs UAB Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Notre Dame coach Mike Brey previews season at ACC media day

Excited about the Irish’s chances this year?

If you had written off Notre Dame before ACC play began last year, no one would have blamed you. After all, the program hadn’t been that good in a while, and the Irish didn’t exactly impress in their nonconference slate other than a win over ranked Kentucky. Then, longtime coach [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] proved he had a little magic left in him and guided the Irish to their first NCAA Tournament in five years. They even won a couple of games in the tournament and nearly made it out of the first weekend.

Now, Brey is focused on how to make the 2022-23 Irish even better. Here’s what he said at Wednesday’s ACC media day in Charlotte, North Carolina:

UTEP vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

UTEP vs Charlotte game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

UTEP vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1

UTEP vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC
How To Watch: ESPN3
Record: UTEP (2-3), Charlotte (1-4)
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UTEP vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why UTEP Will Win

The defense has settled in to become the best in Conference USA.

The offense might not be anything amazing, but QB Gavin Hardison hit 10-of-11 throws with a touchdown in the stunning 27-10 win over Boise State. It’s the D that got the job done allowing just 177 yards of total Bronco offense.

Charlotte has been wildly inconsistent offensively. It’s not getting much of a running game going, but that’s not the problem.

The defense is the worst in America allowing 560 yards per game. Everyone can move the ball without a problem, the pass defense is bad, the run D worse, and …

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Why Charlotte Will Win

Charlotte gets to face a team that can’t do much of anything offensively. It could use the break.

Yeah, the UTEP defense was great against a struggling Boise State. It also cranked up good numbers against New Mexico and New Mexico State – it wasn’t all that wonderful against Oklahoma or North Texas.

Charlotte’s passing game is fine. At home, it should be able to get enough going to make UTEP press, there’s no Miner running game to worry about, and it shouldn’t take too many scoring drives to take over.

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What’s Going To Happen

The weather will make things a bit interesting.

The worst of the wind and rain should be out of Charlotte by Saturday evening. That won’t matter too much, but if it’s sloppy in any way – the field might not be perfect – Charlotte’s ability to run should matter.

The 49ers will still have problems against the ground game, but the midrange passing attack should be enough to keep pushing. UTEP’s offense won’t be able to do enough when it has its chances.

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UTEP vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

Charlotte 27, UTEP 26
Line: UTEP -3, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
UTEP vs Charlotte Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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South Carolina vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

South Carolina vs Charlotte game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 4 game on Saturday, September 24

South Carolina vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 4, Saturday, September 24

South Carolina vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 24
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: South Carolina (1-2), Charlotte (1-3)
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South Carolina vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

Well there we go, was that so hard?

Charlotte was awful over the first three weeks of the season – getting blown out by Florida Atlantic, William & Mary, and Maryland – and just when all hope was lost, the team pitched a strong game in a stunning 42-41 road win over Georgia State.

It took over 500 yards of total offense and a massive day from QB Chris Reynolds – 401 yards and five scores – to get there, but now the O is going again. Reynolds had been out for a few weeks, the attack couldn’t keep up the pace, but now the 49ers have a passing game.

South Carolina can’t convert on third downs, can’t stop them, can’t stop the run, can’t stop turning the ball over, can’t stop anyone’s offense with the worst currently among all SEC teams, and …

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Why South Carolina Will Win

Yeah, playing Georgia and Arkansas will skew up the stats a bit.

The Gamecocks played Georgia State, too, and won 35-14.

The defense might be having a hard time against the run – allowing 200 yards or more in each of the first three games – but now it’s time for the offense to eat.

Again, it’s not like Charlotte played a slew of killers, and yet it’s dead last in college football in total defense.

This is the game to get everything going. Spencer Rattler should be able to relax and spread the ball around a bit, the running game will do what it wants, and after a few tough losses, a 600-yard day of total O would be nice.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can South Carolina gear it up after the two rough SEC losses. There’s work to do this week and to tune up more with South Carolina State to follow, and then comes Kentucky and Texas A&M.

Rattler is very, very talented. Now the interceptions have to stop, he needs to be more consistent, and the team needs to blow up against someone, just because.

That’s happening against the 49ers.

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South Carolina vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

South Carolina 55, Charlotte 17
Line: South Carolina -22, o/u: 69.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5
South Carolina vs Charlotte Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Georgia State vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia State vs Charlotte game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 3 game on Saturday, September 17

Georgia State vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 3, Saturday, September 17

Georgia State vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 17
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Georgia State (0-2), Charlotte (0-3)
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Georgia State vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why Charlotte Will Win

So what’s going right in this tough 0-3 start?

The passing game hasn’t been bad.

Xavier Williams might not be Chris Reynolds – the injured starter – when it comes to his accuracy, but he’s been able to put up enough yards to at least keep things moving.

The offense isn’t killing itself with a slew of mistakes – there’s been just one turnover so far – and the defense should get a break, at least in the secondary.

The Panthers haven’t been able to get much of anything going through the air. The passing game wasn’t miserable against North Carolina, but it crashed in the opener against South Carolina.

However …

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Why Georgia State Will Win

The Georgia State running game is about to go off.

Charlotte is dead last in the nation in total defense, and it’s not like it faced a bunch of killers.

Maryland has an offense – it rolled for over 600 yards – but Florida Atlantic and William & Mary were both able to do whatever they wanted.

The 49ers are dead last in the nation in passing efficiency defense, dead last in total defense, and it’s having a nightmare of a time against the run.

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What’s Going To Happen

Georgia State will finally get to get this 2022 season going.

Charlotte has good parts, but it hasn’t been able to get them all going yet offensively. The defense hasn’t been remotely close so far, and the Panther attack will take advantage with a balanced day including the first 200-yard passing day of the season.

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Georgia State vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

Georgia State 45, Charlotte 23
Line: Georgia State -19, o/u: 61.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Georgia State vs Charlotte Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Maryland vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

Maryland vs Charlotte game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 2 game on Saturday, September 10

Maryland vs Charlotte prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 2, Saturday, September 10

Maryland vs Charlotte How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 10
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC
How To Watch: Stadium
Record: Maryland (1-0), Charlotte (0-2)
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Maryland vs Charlotte Game Preview

Why Maryland Will Win

Charlotte has been awful.

The defense couldn’t do anything to slow down Florida Atlantic in a blowout loss in the Week 0 opener, and it was even worse in the ugly 41-24 loss to William & Mary allowing over 300 rushing yards and three scores.

Maryland was able to hit Buffalo with ease through the air for close to 300 passing yards and got a big dash to crank up the rushing production. It wasn’t always smooth, so this is the game to get the offensive line in a lather.

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Why Charlotte Will Win

So what’s going right so far for the 49ers?

The passing game hasn’t been all that bad – even if it hasn’t always been accurate – the defense is generating a little bit of pressure behind the line, and maybe this is the game when the line holds up better.

Again, Maryland had one big run against Buffalo, but other than that the ground attack stalled a bit too much. Charlotte QB Xavier Williams is dangerous on the move – he could get the call if starter Chris Reynolds is still hurt with an arm injury and if James Foster can’t get anything going.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Charlotte defense hasn’t even been close in any phase. The run defense has been bad, the secondary worse, and Maryland should take advantage of all of it on the road.

It might not kick in right away – the 49ers will come up with a strong first quarter – and then the floodgates will open.

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Maryland vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

Maryland 45, Charlotte 17
Line: Maryland -27.5, o/u: 66.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Maryland vs Charlotte Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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