Last week, the Ole Miss Rebels opened their season at home against the Furman Paladins. It was a paycheck game that was assumed to be an easy win and Betting on College Football payout. Ole Miss destroyed Furman and sent them home with enough money to fund their athletic department this year. This week, the Rebels host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Correlate that MTSU is a bit better than Furman, though likely not by much. Middle Tennessee is rebuilding under new head coach Derek Mason. Previously, Mason was the head man a Vanderbilt a few years ago.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Ole Miss Rebels NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, September 7, 2024, 4:15 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Vaught Hemmingway Stadium, Oxford, MS |
| TV Coverage: | SEC Network |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Middle Tennessee State | +41 -110 | 62½ -110 | – |  |
| Ole Miss | -41 -110 | 62½ -110 | – | |
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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Team Overview
Last game, the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders won 32-25 against FCS Tennessee Tech as 24.5-point home favorites. The game went over the offshore betting total of 52.5. MTSU has a record of 1-0 straight up, 0-1 against the spread, and 1-0 over/under the total.
Frank Peasant’s 30-yard touchdown run with 16 seconds left sent Middle Tennessee State past Tennessee Tech. Consider that the game didn’t end until 1:18 a.m. because of weather delays. The Blue Raiders led 21-5 at halftime before the Golden Eagles scored three touchdowns. Thus taking a 25-24 lead when reserve quarterback Jordyn Potts threw a pair of touchdowns in the game’s final minutes. Potts relieved injured starter Dylan Laible, who departed in the first quarter.
MTSU countered when quarterback Nicholas Vattiato connected on pass plays of 14 and 26 yards to Omari Kelly. The 26-yarder occurred on fourth-and-5 at the Blue Raiders’ 44-yard line. Finally, the play set up Peasant’s game-scoring dash. In sum, Peasant ran for 49 yards and two touchdowns. His 3-yard plunge with 6:56 left in the first was the game’s first score.
Vattiato threw a 15-yard scoring pass to Myles Butler early in the second. And then Jaiden Credle ran it in from the ten a little more than six minutes later.
Ole Miss Rebels Team Overview
Last game, the Mississippi Rebels won 76-0 against the FCS Furman Paladins as 45-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 60. Ole Miss has a record of 1-0 straight up, 1-0 against the spread, and 1-0 over/under the total.
Namely, Jaxson Dart threw five touchdown passes and ran for a score in leading eight consecutive first-half scoring drives.
Dart opened the scoring with a 15-yard run. In turn, the Rebels raced to a 52-0 halftime lead in the opener for both teams. Dart was 22 of 27 for 418 yards in the first half before yielding to Austin Simmons. Simmons added a touchdown pass in the third quarter.
Overall, Ole Miss scored on the first half series of 75, 90, 46, 20, 63, 81, 61, and 58 yards. Those were highlighted by touchdown passes of 61 and 22 yards to Tre Harris. He had eight receptions for 179 yards.
Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss SBG Free Picks
There will be moderate betting on college football interest in this game. Ole Miss draws plenty of public interest. But a game against Middle Tennessee will not move the Betting on College Football needle as much as usual. Ole Miss has too much firepower in this spot.
Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss SBG Best Bet: Ole Miss Rebels.