Free Week 1 Prediction: Blue Raiders vs Commodores Odds
Looking for MTSU Blue Raiders vs. Vanderbilt Commodores free picks? Week 1 betting sees the Blue Raiders taking on the Commodores Saturday September 1st at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NCAA football season long so stay tuned for more FREE college football predictions like this Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt free pick.
College Football Handicapping: Week 1
(0-0) MTSU Blue Raiders vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0)
Date: Saturday, September 1st 2018
Time: 7:30 pm EST
Venue: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN.
NCAA Football Spread: Vanderbilt -4
NCAA Betting Total: 54.5
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Middle Tennessee State made its third bowl game in a row last season under Rick Stockstill, and its fourth in five years under the head coach. All of those previous games were losses.
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Last season ended differently, however. Stockstill, who was 1–5 in all his bowl games with MTSU, famously purchased $10,000 worth of student tickets for the Camelia Bowl and his team came through with a win over Arkansas State.
MTSU Blue Raiders
Gestures like those have made Stockstill a fan favorite at Middle Tennessee. His son, Brent, is the quarterback and is entering his senior season with lofty expectations.
Stockstill enters this season first nationally in passing yards per game, second in total offense, third in passing yards and eighth in efficiency. He owns most all of MTSU’s passing records, including passing yards and touchdowns.
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He was named on a Johnny Unitas watchlist in the preseason and will be on everybody’s radar in the Conference-USA.
Vanderbilt Commodores
Two-a-days must be hot in Tennessee and Vanderbilt is gearing up for another year. It will be the third consecutive season that Middle Tennessee is one of Vandy’s non-conference opponents.
This is a young defense that has lost a lot of talent on the line and in the linebacker core over the last two seasons. Four of the six linebackers in the mix are freshman.
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The Commodores blew the Blue Raiders out by twenty-two points in last season’s opener, which was at MTSU. Kyle Shurmur, son of Eagles’ coordinator Pat Shurmur, now a senior, had a big game last season and he should feast on a weak defense once again this year.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Under is 9-3-1 in MTU last 13 games overall.
- Under is 6-2 in MTU last 8 vs. SEC.
- MTU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 vs. SEC.
- VAN are 12-1 ATS in their last 13 vs. CUSA.
- Over is 7-2 in VAN last 9 games overall.
- VAN are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
Free Week 1 NCAA Football Pick
I’ve got a high-scoring game between two senior quarterbacks. Not the biggest game in terms of names of programs involved but this could be a fun game between two heady quarterbacks with lots of experience.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Over 54.5
Week 1 Free Score Prediction: Middle Tennessee 23 – Vanderbilt 37
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