The betting line has the point spread posted as Middle Tennessee State -2.5 with a total of 49.5.
OffshoreInsiders.com takes a look at the betting on football match-up using key numbers employed by Vegas insiders.
In comparing yards per rush on offense, the healthier records go to Middle Tennessee State by 1.2.
Insofar as passing yards per completion on the offensive side of the ball, the advantage is for MTSU by .4.
According to yards per point, the not wasteful offense is the Blue Raiders by 3.1.
Defensively the more miserly team based on yards per rush is Miami Ohio by .4.
The more exceptional defense based on the stipulation of passing yards per completion is MTSU by 1.2.
The yards per point statistic used by the best sports handicappers says the better defense is Miami Ohio by .4.
Who to bet on according to the pick nation The only thing that the Canadian Crew is unsure of with tonight's Middle Tennessee State vs. Miami Ohio bowl game is called. But we know it will be called a winner. Now 39-20 recently with many moneyline outright winners, a few humungous underdogs. Also Ohio State was the Bowl Best Bet of the Year, just the latest in a long succession of winners.
Now the football oracles have isolated tonight's game as the softest line yet in the bowls. Intangibles, film study, mismatches on the field and on the sidelines mean this line is just misinformed. The Crew is pouncing on this oddsmaker blunder as the Soft Line Best Bet of the Year. Canadian Crew play is up
Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.
Spread betting trends (all records are against the spread): Middle Tennessee State 20-8 off win. Miami Ohio 2-7 as an underdog of 0.5-3.0.
Over/under trends: Middle Tennessee State under 7-2. Miami Ohio under 16-5.