{"id":117759,"date":"2024-08-19T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=117759"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:04:15","slug":"fbs-2024-middle-tennessee-football-prediction-preview-betting-odds-schedule-mnmn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-2024-middle-tennessee-football-prediction-preview-betting-odds-schedule-mnmn\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Middle Tennessee Football Prediction &amp; Preview With Betting Odds &amp; Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Middle Tennessee is entering a new era with the arrival of Derek Mason as head coach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason replaced Rick Stockstill, who went 113-111 in 18 seasons guiding the Blue Raiders. Stockstill had his share of success, leading MTSU to a <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/sun-belt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sun Belt<\/a> title in 2006 and a <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/c-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conference USA<\/a> East Division championship in 2018, along with 10 bowl appearances. Yet after consecutive bowl berths in 2021 and 2022, the Blue Raiders fell to 4-8 last season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason was 27-55 while head coach of a usually outmanned Vanderbilt team from 2014-2020, but he did take the Commodores to bowl games twice in those seven seasons. He was the second coach in Vanderbilt history to take a team to multiple bowl appearances. The other coach was James Franklin, who took Vanderbilt to bowls in each of his three seasons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Mason served as a television analyst on the SEC network. 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Add\u2019l Terms<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-middle-tennessee-s-football-conference-usa-title-odds\">Middle Tennessee\u2019s Football Conference USA Title Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle Tennessee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.betmgm.com\/en\/sports\/football-11\/betting\/usa-9\/college-football-211?utm_source=herosports&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=college_football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">odds to win CUSA<\/a> are +2500, via BetMGM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-middle-tennessee-football-s-betting-odds-amp-over-under-win-total\">Middle Tennessee Football\u2019s Betting Odds &amp; Over\/Under Win Total<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle Tennessee\u2019s win total Over\/Under is 4.5, with Over 4.5 at -135 and Under 4.5 at +110.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9a04ddb9\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ca0a0411 related_art_block\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-808aa430 gb-headline-text\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-college-football-realignment-pac-12-mountain-west-merger-stanford-cal-heading-to-aac-cpcp\/\">College Football Realignment: Pac-12\/Mountain West Announce Scheduling Alliance Months After SMU, Stanford &amp; Cal Decide To Go To ACC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-g5-power-five-college-football-conference-realignment-ranking-teams-cpcp\/\">Group Of Five To Power Five College Football Conference Realignment: Ranking G5 Teams Most Likely To Move On<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-acc-conference-realignment-news-college-football-florida-state-clemson-cpcp\/\">ACC Conference Realignment News: The Future Of ACC Football Teams Beyond 2024 Remains Uncertain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2024-middle-tennessee-schedule\">2024 Middle Tennessee Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>8\/31 vs Tennessee Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9\/7 at Ole Miss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9\/14 vs Western Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9\/21 vs Duke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9\/28 at Memphis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/10 at Louisiana Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/15 vs Kennesaw State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/23 at Jacksonville State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/2 at UTEP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/9 vs Liberty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/23 vs New Mexico State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/30 at FIU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bold indicates CUSA contests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-middle-tennessee-football-returners\">Key Middle Tennessee Football Returners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2023-all-cusa-first-team\">2023 All-CUSA First Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TE Holden Willis&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LS Brody Butler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>For more Group of Five coverage, follow us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEROsportsCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HERO_SportsCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicholas-vattiato-to-set-the-tone-for-middle-tennessee-s-offense\">Nicholas Vattiato To Set The Tone For Middle Tennessee\u2019s Offense<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the list of returning veterans is quarterback Nicholas Vattiato. Last year in his first season as a starter, Vattiato completed 66.8% of his passes for 3,092 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He also rushed for 397 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tight end Holden Willis led MTSU in receiving with 46 receptions for 697 yards and five touchdowns. Wide receiver Omai Kelly, a transfer from Auburn, is expected to be a big addition. During the team\u2019s spring game, he led all receivers with six receptions for 93 yards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running back Jaiden Credle made five starts and led the Blue Raiders in rushing with 427 yards and two touchdowns. Frank Peasant rushed for 306 yards and four touchdowns in nine games.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Center Julius Pierce leads a relatively inexperienced offensive line. Pierce played in all 12 games last year, making eight starts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linebacker Parker Hughes, who had 53 tackles, is the leading returning tackler. Corner Tyrell Raby appeared in 11 games, making seven starts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some standouts in the spring game should make a big difference. Defensive end James Stewart had three sacks in the spring game. Last season he made 15 tackles. Safety Rickey Smith had a team-high seven tackles in the spring game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On special teams, long snapper Brody Butler is a two-time first-team All-CUSA selection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6a896cfa alignwide\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-21cd4368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/betmgm-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"147\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-21cd4368\" src=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"promo-page-banner\" title=\"PROMO-BANNER-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-300x41.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-768x105.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-1024x139.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2-750x102.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/e8tpmrtk53q.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PROMO-BANNER-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=384&amp;ssl=1 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2024-middle-tennessee-football-season-prediction\">2024 Middle Tennessee Football Season Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I predict Middle Tennessee won\u2019t win Conference USA and will win four games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This should be an improved offense, but the biggest obstacle may be the schedule. The Blue Raiders went 1-3 in non-league games last year, and this season could have the same fate. Their non-league opponents are SEC contender Ole Miss, <a href=\"https:\/\/herosports.com\/college-football\/american\/\">AAC<\/a> preseason favorite Memphis, and a Duke team that is expected to contend for a bowl bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, MTSU plays the three teams with the best odds of winning CUSA \u2013 Liberty, Western Kentucky, and Jacksonville State. It\u2019s possible to go above four wins, but it won\u2019t be easy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key will be cutting down on the turnovers. As well as Vattiato played, he threw 13 interceptions. MTSU had a minus-five turnover margin, which was 101st in the country<sup>. <\/sup>That will have to change if MTSU improves its win total in Mason\u2019s debut season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middle Tennessee is entering a new era with the arrival of Derek Mason as head coach.&nbsp; Mason replaced Rick Stockstill, who went 113-111 in 18 seasons guiding the Blue Raiders. 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