Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee Game Matchup

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Tuesday, October 10th 2023 (7:00 PM EDT)
Middle Tennessee -3 (53.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Middle Tennessee 31 - Louisiana Tech: 23 (Conference USA)

Bulldogs (3 - 9) (3 - 9 - 0)
Coach Sonny Cumbie (5 - 11)
Avg Score : 21 - 21 (16 - 23 on Road)
Record Prediction: 4.9 - 7.1 (#100)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

MTSU 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: Middle Tennessee -3.5 (SP+ -3)
PPG only: LT: 28 - MTSU: 20 (48)
MTSU Win prob: 56% | Cover: 47%
LT Travel: 426 miles

Blue Raiders (4 - 8) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach Rick Stockstill (110 - 105)
Avg Score : 18 - 34 (20 - 33 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 5.1 - 6.9 (#98)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Louisiana Tech's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 8/26	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-12.0	57.5	W 22 - 17
Sat 9/2	Louisiana Tech at SMU	+21.0	66.0	L 14 - 38
Sat 9/9	Louisiana Tech vs Northwestern State	-23.0	58.5	W 51 - 21
Sat 9/16	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-4.5	66.5	L 37 - 40
Sat 9/23	Louisiana Tech at Nebraska	+20.5	44.5	L 14 - 28
Fri 9/29	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-2.0	49.5	W 24 - 10
Thu 10/5	Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky	+6.0	59.0	L 28 - 35
Tue 10/10	Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee	+3.0	53.5	L 23 - 31
	BYE WEEK
Tue 10/24	Louisiana Tech vs New Mexico State	-3.0	55.0	L 24 - 27
Sat 11/4	Louisiana Tech at Liberty	+16.5	58.0	L 30 - 56
Sat 11/11	Louisiana Tech vs Sam Houston	-8.5	49.5	L 27 - 42
Sat 11/18	Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville State	+8.5	53.5	L 17 - 56

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Middle Tennessee's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	Middle Tennessee at Alabama	+39.5	52.0	L 7 - 56
Sat 9/9	Middle Tennessee at Missouri	+21.0	47.5	L 19 - 23
Sat 9/16	Middle Tennessee vs Murray State	-34.5	51.0	W 35 - 14
Sat 9/23	Middle Tennessee vs Colorado State	-3.5	50.0	L 23 - 31
Thu 9/28	Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky	+6.5	61.0	L 10 - 31
Wed 10/4	Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville State	-2.5	52.0	L 30 - 45
Tue 10/10	Middle Tennessee vs Louisiana Tech	-3.0	53.5	W 31 - 23
Tue 10/17	Middle Tennessee at Liberty	+16.0	56.5	L 35 - 42
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State	+3.0	55.5	L 7 - 13
Sat 11/11	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	-10.5	50.5	W 40 - 6
Sat 11/18	Middle Tennessee vs UTEP	-8.5	48.5	W 34 - 30
Sat 11/25	Middle Tennessee at Sam Houston	-3.5	49.5	L 20 - 23

LT's OC Jake Brown vs MTSU's DC Scott Shafer MTSU's OC Mitch Stewart vs LT's DC Scott Power

Important Stats (2022)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT	.14	39%	20.9	40%	2.78	125	39%	267	3.34	.27	43%	21	46%	40%	4.14	63.9	2.1	2.5
MTSU	.14	40%	18.1	40%	2.69	109	41%	265	3.45	.1	41%	34.3	40%	43%	3.63	58.8	1.4	2.8

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
LT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
MTSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2022

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Offense	12	20.9	15.8	38.9%	3.34	2.1	19	393	125	267	3.8	44%	55%	40%	39%	21%	.14
MTSU Defense	13	34.3	32.8	40.9%	3.63	2.8	-	-	-	-	-	41%	58%	40%	43%	20%	.1

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
LT Defense	12	21	22.8	42.6%	4.14	2.5	-	-	-	-	-	52%	48%	46%	40%	14%	.27
MTSU Offense	13	18.1	20.3	40.3%	3.45	1.4	20	374	109	265	3.2	40%	59%	40%	41%	18%	.14

Additional Stats 2022

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Louisiana Tech	12	30:05	19.4	37%	45%	6.8	63.9	2.1	2.5	4.6	1.3	2	29.2
Middle Tennessee	13	28:42	20.2	34%	58%	6.6	58.8	1.4	2.8	6.4	2.7	6	31.8

Run Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Offense	12	44%	40%	33.3	125.4	3.8	14	.11	2.78	58%	11%	1.03
MTSU Defense	13	41%	40%	-	-	-	-	.04	2.64	55%	10%	0.95

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
LT Defense	12	52%	46%	-	-	-	-	.33	3.36	81%	9%	1.25
MTSU Offense	13	40%	40%	34.7	109.5	3.2	20	.1	2.69	76%	12%	1

Pass Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Offense	12	55%	39%	21.2	36.2	267.3	7.4	12.6	25	19	.25	1.8	32%	28%	.18	10%	2.1
MTSU Defense	13	58%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	.25	1.6	33%	35%	.36	9%	2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
LT Defense	12	48%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	.24	1.7	34%	34%	.4	6%	2.1
MTSU Offense	13	59%	41%	26.2	39.4	264.8	6.7	10.1	21	11	.21	1.5	33%	32%	.33	5%	1.9

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: -8.63 #113
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: 15.14 #80
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: 14.18 #112
2023 Talent Rating: 488.00 #95
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #75
Louisiana Tech's 2023 Expected Record: 4.90 - 7.10
Louisiana Tech's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -12.5 #110
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 22.4 #87
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 35.9 #122

Louisiana Tech's SP+ Ratings
Louisiana Tech's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -12.5 #110
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 22.4 #87
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 35.9 #122

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 300
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: -8.63 Middle Tennessee: -5.24

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: -12.5 Middle Tennessee: -9.4

Middle Tennessee's Power Ratings
Middle Tennessee's Power Rating: -5.24 #101
Middle Tennessee's Offense Rating: 12.27 #109
Middle Tennessee's Defense Rating: 9.72 #69
2023 Talent Rating: 334.00 #124
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #75
Middle Tennessee's 2023 Expected Record: 5.10 - 6.90

Middle Tennessee's SP+ Ratings
Middle Tennessee's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -9.4 #100
Middle Tennessee's Offense SP+ Rating: 21.8 #92
Middle Tennessee's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.9 #89

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 300
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 20.9 PPG
Offense on Road: 15.8
Defense: 21 PPG
Defense on Road: 22.8

Louisiana Tech's 2023 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 0

Projected Score
Louisiana Tech 28
Middle Tennessee 20

Projected Total Points: 48

Middle Tennessee Scoring
Offense: 18.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 20.3
Defense: 34.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 32.8

Middle Tennessee's 2023 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	10/10	Louisiana Tech	48	Middle Tennessee	21	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech -5	Louisiana Tech	48.0	Over
2023	10/10	Middle Tennessee	31	Louisiana Tech	23	Middle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee -3	Middle Tennessee	53.5	Over
2022	11/05	Louisiana Tech	40	Middle Tennessee	24	Louisiana Tech	Middle Tennessee -2.5	Louisiana Tech	64.0	Push
2016	09/24	Middle Tennessee	38	Louisiana Tech	34	Middle Tennessee	Middle Tennessee -4	Push	69.5	Over
2015	10/24	Louisiana Tech	45	Middle Tennessee	16	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana Tech -8.5	Louisiana Tech	63.0	Under
2000	10/06	Middle Tennessee	49	Louisiana Tech	21	Middle Tennessee

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Middle Tennessee	3	1	3 Overs
Louisiana Tech	3	3	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 0	4 - 0	3 - 0	1 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 6	0 - 4	0 - 1	0 - 3

(#113) Louisiana Tech Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: -8.63 #113
Offense Rating: 15.14 #80
Defense Rating: 14.18 #112
Overall SP+ Rating: -12.5 #110
Offense SP+ Rating: 22.4 #87
Defense SP+ Rating: 35.9 #122
Talent Rating: 488.00 #95
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #75
Expected Record: 4.90 - 7.10

Louisiana Tech Ratings Matchup Middle Tennessee

Power #113

#101

Off #80

#109

Def #112

#69

Talent #95

#124

SP+ #110

#100

SP+ Off #87

#92

SP+ Def #122

#89

Rematch from Week 7
Middle Tennessee -3.0 (53.5)
Middle Tennessee won vs Louisiana Tech this year (31-23)

Previous Matchups
Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee last year (48-21)
Middle Tennessee beat Louisiana Tech in 2023 (31-23)
Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee in 2022 (40-24)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Johnny Red"" Floyd Stadium""
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Team Information
Injuries: LT | MTSU
Depth Chart: LT | MTSU
Rosters: LT | MTSU

(#101) Middle Tennessee Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: -5.24 #101
Offense Rating: 12.27 #109
Defense Rating: 9.72 #69
Overall SP+ Rating: -9.4 #100
Offense SP+ Rating: 21.8 #92
Defense SP+ Rating: 29.9 #89
Talent Rating: 334.00 #124
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #75
Expected Record: 5.10 - 6.90

Louisiana Tech's OC Jake Brown

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Middle Tennessee's OC Mitch Stewart

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Louisiana Tech's DC Scott Power

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Middle Tennessee's DC Scott Shafer

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