The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-4) and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-6) square off on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Joe Aillet Stadium in a battle of C-USA foes.
The Blue Raiders head into this matchup after a 24-13 win over the UTEP Miners in their last outing. The Bulldogs’ last game was a 42-34 loss to the Florida International Panthers. Against the Miners, Chase Cunningham led the Blue Raiders with 265 yards on 21-of-27 passing (77.8%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. Frank Peasant took 20 carries for 96 yards (4.8 yards per carry), while adding two receptions for 18 yards in the passing game. Jaylin Lane had 147 yards on seven catches (21.0 per reception) with one touchdown in that game. Landry Lyddy threw for 256 yards for the Bulldogs against the Panthers, going 28-for-40 (70.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He added four carries for 8 yards and one touchdown. In that matchup, Marquis Crosby had a 21-carry, 115-yard game (5.5 yards per attempt) with two touchdowns. He tacked on one reception for -1 yards . Nate Jones caught four passes on four targets for 72 yards (18.0 yards per reception).
The Blue Raiders (-2.5) are slight favorites against the Bulldogs. The total is set at 63.5 points.
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