Middle Tennessee State and Troy start out one of the biggest betting weeks of the year in college football and the NFL. The staff of OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at how they match up in key statistical categories.
Troy State has the edge in most offensive categories getting 97.9 more total yards per game on offense including an advantage in passing yardage by 70.7. They average .3 more yards per play.
Though Troy State gets 1.1 more rushing yards per attempt, it's actually MTSU with a 1.5 edge in passing yards per attempt and 3.2 passing yards per reception.
On defense, they are fairly evenly matched. Troy allows 22.7 less total yards, but Middle Tennessee allows 14.6 fewer rushing yards per game. MTSU has a huge plus-7 turnover margin advantage.
The nation's top football handicapper Mike Godsey of GodsTips, the anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com preaches looking at net yardage, so we shall.
Troy's straight up record matches how they've done this year in the net yardage battle: they are 7-3. To the number, they are 7-2. Middle Tennessee is worse than their record, as they've lost the net yardage battle in 7-of-10 games.
MTSU is 5-6 straight up and 7-3 against the spread. They are playing their best football of the year, winning 4-of-5 straight up and 6-of-7 to the number.
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