Monday, May 21st, 2012
It will be a week fourteen Sun Belt conference battle when the Middle Tennessee St Blue Raiders hit the highway to play the North Texas Mean Green in an NCAA college football game on Saturday afternoon.
Start time from North Texas is set for 4PM Eastern Time with no national television coverage available.
The point spread opened up in this NCAA game with the home team North Texas Mean Green favored by –7 points with an over under of 54 points.
Early money has shown on the side of the road underdog as the North Texas Mean Green is now favored by -5 ½ points.
Totals bettors will find early movement shaded towards the over as the game is now lined at 55 ½ points.
Those backing the favored North Texas Mean Green on the money line will lay –220 odds with the underdog Middle Tennessee St Blue Raiders returning +180 odds to win straight up with no need for points on their side.
When these two Sun Belt conference NCAA teams met last season it was the North Texas Mean Green with the 23-17 road upset victory against the Middle Tennessee St Blue Raiders as a +10 ½ point underdog.
The total went under the closing number of 54 points.
The Mean Green got a great performance by running back Lance Dunbar who rushed for 226 yards in the victory.
North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge had 167 yards passing as he connected on 15 of his 26 throws
The Mean Green offense put up 446 offensive yards against the Blue Raiders defense.
Quarterback Dwight Dasher had 187 yards passing and 82 yards rushing in a losing effort for Middle Tennessee St.
Running back Phillip Tanner had 87 yards rushing for the Mean Green.
The North Texas offense finished up play with 364 yards of offense gained against the Middle Tennessee St defense.
Middle Tennessee St travels to North Texas with a record of 2-9 on the year. The team is 1-4 on the road.
The Blue Raiders put up 23 points and 416 yards per game with 147 yards rushing for 4.1 yards a carry.
On defense Middle Tennessee St allows 34 points and 436 yards per game. Opponents rush for 208 yards against them for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
The team has dropped five straight games.
They are coming off the 31-18 home loss to the Florida International Golden Panthers a week ago as a 7 ½ point underdog.
The over under landed under the closing line of 53 ½ points.
Middle Tennessee St outgained Florida International by a 393 yard to 324 yard differential.
The team had just 102 rushing yards on 37 carries for 2.8 yards a carry.
The Blue Raiders turned it over twice and took none from the Golden Panthers.
Middle Tennessee St gave up 181 rushing yards to FIU on 41 carries for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Logan Kilgore completed 10 of 19 passes for 147 yards with an interception.
Jeff Murphy saw action and hit on 18 of 26 from the field for 144 yards with a pick.
Benjamin Cunningham had 20 rushes for 65 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Reggie Whatley had a touchdown on the ground to go with his six rushes for 11 yards.
Kyle Griswould led Middle Tennessee St with four receptions for 104 yards.
Tavarres Jefferson caught six balls for 55 yards.
Shane Blissard had five grabs for 35 yards.
The North Texas Mean Green host Middle Tennessee St with a mark of 4-7 on the season. The club is 3-2 at home.
The Mean Green puts up 21 points and 328 yards per game with 124 yards rushing for 3.3 yards a carry.
On defense the club gives up 32 points and 447 yards per game. Teams rush for 165 yards against North Texas for 4.8 yards per rush against average.
North Texas enters this Sun Belt conference game off the bye week.
Prior to bye the club is coming off the 31-21 home defeat to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers as a +1 ½ point underdog.
The over under came in at over the closing line of 47 points.
North Texas produced 322 offensive yards while allowing 483 yards to Western Kentucky.
The team had just 68 yards rushing on 20 carries for 3.4 yards per rush.
The Mean Green had two turnovers and took none away from the Hilltoppers.
They allowed Western Kentucky 252 rushing yards on 49 carries for 5.1 yards per rush against average.
North Texas lost the time of possession advantage by nearly 20 minutes due in part to 3 of 10 combined on third and fourth down.
Quarterback Derek Thompson completed 20 of 35 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Running back James Hamilton had 51 rushing yards on 12 carries with a touchdown.
Brelan Chancellor had five receptions for 71 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Ivan Delgado caught four passes for 45 yards.
Christopher Bynes had four catches for 28 yards and a touchdown.
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