Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/24/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 24, 2022

Venue:  Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  MTSU +7, SDSU -7; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  MTSU +7, SDSU -7; Over/Under:  48.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  MTSU +7, SDSU -7; Over/Under:  49.5 points

 

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders:  7-5 (4-4) (4th place, C-USA)

San Diego State Aztecs:  7-5 (5-3) (3rd place, MWC West)

 

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders:  won their last game on the road against the Florida International Panthers 33-28.

San Diego State Aztecs:  lost their last game at home against the Air Force Falcons 13-3.

 

Middle Tennessee is entering this Hawaii Bowl game with a 7-5 record overall to end their college football season and they will be playing their 1st neutral site game of the season here as they are 0-0 in those games this year. They won against the FIU Panthers in their last game on the road 33-28. Chase Cunningham started that game at QB and he completed 29/42 passes for 279 yards. Darius Bracy led the team in rushing with 91 yards and 1 TD on 20 rushing attempts. Izaiah Gathings led the team in receiving with 77 yards on 7 receptions. Tra Fluellen led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Jordan Ferguson led the defense in sacks with 2 while Decorian Patterson and Jakobe Thomas each came away with 2 interceptions for them in that one.

 

 

 

San Diego State is entering this Hawaii Bowl game with a 7-5 record overall to finish their college football season and they will be playing their 1st neutral site game of the season as they are 0-0 in those games this year. They lost against the Air Force Falcons in their last game at home 13-3. Jalen Mayden started that game at QB and he completed 16/31 passes for 188 yards and 2 interceptions. Jordan Byrd led the team in rushing with 13 yards on 6 carries. Brionne Penny led the team in receiving with 63 yards on 3 catches. Michael Shawcroft led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Michael Shawcroft led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Middle Tennessee listed as a 7 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Middle Tennessee got off to a really good start this season as they were pulling off some big upsets but they started to fade away when they hit their conference schedule. San Diego State had a very rough start to their season but they ended up picking up their play during the year and now both teams have finished with a 7-5 record coming into this one. This game is being played in Hawaii though and even though they are both there to play this game, it will be very hard for either team to bring their best effort here when playing this game in this location is almost like a vacation for these students. San Diego State didn't have a great offense the whole year and their defense has been their real strength over the last few seasons now. Between the good defense here and the fact that this will be like a vacation to some, it is likely that neither team will bring their best effort and this will end up being a very close game that either team could win. The best way to place a bet here is on Middle Tennessee to cover the spread in this game.

 

Middle Tennessee San Diego State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, December 24, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is SDSU 20 MTSU 17.

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: 16-27 ATS off 2 or more consecutive overs. 7-14 ATS after 2 straight games with 40 or more pass attempts. 30-16 UNDER after allowing 475 or more total yards in their previous game.

San Diego State Aztecs: 26-16 ATS after allowing 17 points or less in 2 straight games. 11-5 ATS after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers. 12-4 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread.

 

 

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders:  A. Toney (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

San Diego State Aztecs:  T. Sullivan (WR) out for season - Knee.

 

 

“We’re looking forward to have fun this week, but it’s also a business trip for us. So you know, kind of like I said, you know, excited to spend the time with those guys.” - Chase Cunningham on this upcoming Bowl game against SDSU.

 

 

“You know, in some ways our seasons kind of were the same, but that is a great football team.  A well coached football team, coach has been doing this a long time.” - Brady Hoke on his team’s upcoming Bowl game against MTSU.

 

 

 

WR England-Chisolm, DJ

WR Lane, Jaylin

WR Gathings, Izaiah

WR Ali, Yusuf 

QB Cunningham, Chase

RB Peasant, Frank 

 

WR Shavers, Tyrell

WR Matthews, Jesse

WR Shaw, Mekhi 

TE Redman, Mark

QB Mayden, Jalen 

RB Byrd, Jordan  

 

 

Passing: C. Cunningham (2920)

Rushing: F. Peasant (747)

Receiving: J. Lane (829)

Touchdowns: F. Peasant (11)

 

Passing: J. Mayden (1721)

Rushing: J. Byrd (389)

Receiving: T. Shavers (581)

Touchdowns: J. Byrd (4)

 

Coaches:

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: Rick Stockstill (17th season)

San Diego State Aztecs: Brady Hoke (3rd season, 5th season non-consecutive)