{"id":56334,"date":"2012-10-18T08:47:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=56334"},"modified":"2012-10-18T08:47:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:47:28","slug":"mtsu-blue-raiders-vs-mississippi-state-bulldogs-cfb-preview-free-pick-181012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/mtsu-blue-raiders-vs-mississippi-state-bulldogs-cfb-preview-free-pick-181012\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Tennessee St. Blue Raiders vs. No. 12 Mississippi St. Bulldogs CFB Preview &#038; Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MTSU vs Mississippi St. Odds &amp; Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Mississippi State (6-0) is the 12th ranked team in the nation, but are they for real? They have yet to play a ranked team, but that will soon change as after this non-conference game they play 3 ranked teams in a row including top-ranked Alabama. <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue\/ Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium, STARKVILLE, MS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time\/Date: 7 PM EST Saturday, October 20, 2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAAF Odds From: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/go\/wagerweb\">Wager Web<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Moneyline: OFF<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Spread: MSU -19.5 <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Over\/Under: 56<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/ncaaf-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAF\/matchups\/g8_summary_297.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Stats<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/ncaaf-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAF\/matchups\/g8_preview_297.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gambling Insight!<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\" target=\"_parent\">Buy Ray&#8217;s Picks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders vs. No. 12 Mississippi State Bulldogs NCAAF Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Middle Tennessee State (4-2) is coming off a win and they already have a solid win over Georgia Tech. NCAAF lines have MSU as big 19.5-point favorites with a total of 56.<\/p>\n<p>In their last game Middle Tennessee State beat Florida International 34-30 and MSU beat Tennessee 41-31.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"CFB Picks\" href=\"\/handicappers\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>CLICK TO GRAB OUR BEST Expert CFB Picks for 2012 NCAA FOOTBALL Betting!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>On the season Middle Tennessee State is 4-2 ATS and they have an Over\/Under record 3-2 and MSU is 4-2 ATS and they have an Over\/Under record of 1-4.<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi State has a very well balanced offense ranking 56th in passing yards per game and 55th in rushing yards per game. Tyler Russell has a solid and deep WR corps and he had a good game facing Tennessee with 291 passing yards and 2 TD. He only has 1 pick on the season and he has not thrown an INT in his last 2 games. 5 players for the Bulldogs have at least 10 catches on the season. [soliloquy id=&#8221;82219&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>LaDarius Perkins ranks 3rd in the SEC in rushing yards and he has rushed for over 100 yards in 3 of his last 4 games including his last 2.<\/p>\n<p>Middle Tennessee State does not have a very good defense and they only rank 77th in the nation in run defense and 96th in pass defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Raiders have a good offense and QB Logan Kilgore has passed for at least 235 yards in his last 4 games. Anthony Amos is his main target and for the season he has 580 receiving yards with 5 TD. MSU has a solid pass defense ranking 23rd in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Raiders took a big hit in their last game losing Sun Belt Conference leading rusher Benny Cunningham to a season ending knee injury. The RB duo of Jordan Parker and Drayton Calhoun will take his place and they will be up against a MSU run defense that ranks 49th in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Middle Tennessee State is 0-13 facing teams ranked in the top 25.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason&#8217;s Pick:<\/strong> Without Cunningham I think the Blue Raiders are in trouble and with the offense the Bulldogs have they will win at home and cover the spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTSU vs Mississippi St. Odds &amp; Prediction Mississippi State (6-0) is the 12th ranked team in the nation, but are they for real? 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