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CFB : Teaser Line Matchup
Saturday 12/16/2017Line$ LineOU LineScore
MIDDLE TENN ST
 
ARKANSAS ST
+3.5  

-3.5  
+155

-175

60.5
 
35
Final
30

MIDDLE TENN ST (6 - 6) vs. ARKANSAS ST (7 - 4)
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Week 16 Saturday, 12/16/2017 8:00 PM
CAMELLIA BOWL - Crampton Bowl - Montgomery, AL
Board SideTotal
209MIDDLE TENN ST+9Over 57
210ARKANSAS ST+3Under 69
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MIDDLE TENN ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-6+0.65-73-924.713.2396.8(5.7)1.724.213.4348.6(5)0.7
Road Games2-4-1.41-52-424.811.5388.2(5.4)1.830.315.5403.0(5.2)1.0
Last 3 Games2-1+0.81-22-138.018.3491.3(6.4)1.024.05.7399.7(5.7)1.0
Turf Games5-5-14-63-724.714.3394.5(5.7)1.423.012.4343.6(5.1)0.6
MIDDLE TENN ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)24.713.221.429:2533-144(4.3)22-3660.0%253(6.9)70-397(5.7)(16)
Opponents Defensive Avg.29.115.621.431:5740-189(4.8)18-3160.1%220(7.2)70-409(5.8)(14.1)
Offense Road Games24.811.521.328:3830-113(3.8)25-4259.0%275(6.6)71-388(5.4)(15.6)
Defense (All Games)24.213.418.730:3539-137(3.5)20-3162.9%212(6.7)70-349(5)(14.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.24.61319.129:0137-155(4.2)18-3157.6%211(6.7)68-367(5.4)(14.9)
Defense Road Games30.315.522.331:2242-168(4)22-3464.6%235(6.8)77-403(5.2)(13.3)

ARKANSAS ST - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games7-4-3.66-54-738.518.2498.4(6.2)2.024.913.2381.2(5.3)1.9
Road Games3-3-4.54-23-337.217.2478.0(6.2)3.034.519.8453.7(5.9)1.8
Last 3 Games2-1-0.11-21-240.718.0618.7(6.9)1.331.311.3361.0(5.5)2.0
Turf Games6-4-4.65-53-738.117.8510.1(6.2)1.724.912.8370.0(5.2)1.7
ARKANSAS ST - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)38.518.226.528:5439-158(4.1)26-4162.8%341(8.3)80-498(6.2)(12.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.34.318.522.530:0439-184(4.7)20-3162.6%256(8.2)71-440(6.2)(12.8)
Offense Road Games37.217.225.326:5634-123(3.6)27-4361.5%355(8.2)77-478(6.2)(12.9)
Defense (All Games)24.913.219.631:0639-139(3.6)17-3351.1%242(7.4)72-381(5.3)(15.3)
Opponents Offensive Avg.24.713.419.530:0636-142(3.9)19-3358.2%239(7.3)69-380(5.5)(15.4)
Defense Road Games34.519.823.033:0443-173(4)18-3454.1%280(8.2)77-454(5.9)(13.1)
Average power rating of opponents played: MIDDLE TENN ST 23.8,  ARKANSAS ST 19.4
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MIDDLE TENN ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/20/2017MARSHALL10-38L2L49.5U31-5314-33-220245-19816-24-1680
11/4/2017UTEP30-3W-17.5W45U36-21013-30-190132-8910-23-480
11/11/2017@ CHARLOTTE35-21W-15L50.5O41-20218-31-255032-9818-30-2581
11/17/2017@ W KENTUCKY38-41L-1.5L55.5O33-13727-46-294133-5339-54-4852
11/25/2017OLD DOMINION41-10W-12.5W52U50-32021-30-266233-18515-27-1200
12/16/2017*ARKANSAS ST            

ARKANSAS ST - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
10/19/2017LA LAFAYETTE47-3W-12.5W66U43-26224-40-309141-9115-36-1792
10/28/2017@ NEW MEXICO ST37-21W-3.5W72.5U40-12025-40-297232-3520-40-2212
11/11/2017@ S ALABAMA19-24L-13L56.5U33-6628-45-299632--325-46-3431
11/18/2017TEXAS ST30-12W-26L58.5U61-24020-33-229029-978-25-1031
11/25/2017@ LA MONROE67-50W-9.5W70.5O44-26126-38-520139-13621-37-4544
12/2/2017TROY25-32L1L61U44-16931-50-437325-4723-41-2461
12/16/2017*MIDDLE TENN ST            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MIDDLE TENN ST: The Blue Raiders have one of the best QB-WR duos in the nation with Brent Stockstill and Richie James. The offense will be explosive, but MTSU can't allow 35 rushing touchdowns (t-5th worse in CFB) again.
ARKANSAS ST: The Red Wolves rushed for only 137.2 YPG (106th in CFB) last season, and that number must go up in 2017. If they can't find a way to run the ball effectively then a regression from last year is likely. Arkansas St. does, however, have a good rushing D. The team was top-50 there last year.
PREVIEW
Old foes Middle Tennessee, Arkansas State meet in bowl
 

The last time Middle Tennessee State played Arkansas State was five years ago when they were both in the Sun Belt and Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was involved.

That was the last season Malzahn spent as Arkansas State's head coach. He led the Red Wolves to a 45-0 win over Middle Tennessee State in a game that clinched the Sun Belt title.

The former rivals meet again in the Camellia Bowl on Saturday at Montgomery, Ala. Middle Tennessee State (6-6) is now in Conference USA while Arkansas State (7-4) remains a Sun Belt power.

Middle Tennessee State, which went to the Hawaii Bowl last season and the Bahamas Bowl in 2015, is in closer proximity to its bowl this time. The site of the game is less than 300 miles from Middle Tennessee State's campus at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

"Our students, our fans, we have to go to this game. We have to," Middle Tennessee State coach Rick Stockstill said.

"We've said now for two years, 'It's too hard to get to the Bahamas. It's too hard to get to Hawaii. It's hard.' And I understand that. But now we're four hours away. It's on a perfect date. It's on a Saturday. It's a week and a half before Christmas. So there's no excuses."

The Blue Raiders were the only Conference USA team to face three Power Five opponents this season. They were one of only two teams from the conference to secure a win against a Power Five team when they upset Syracuse 30-23 on Sept. 2.

Middle Tennessee State overcame mounting injuries to become bowl eligible. Junior quarterback Brent Stockstill, the coach's son, was out with an injury for an extended period (six games), as was wide receiver Richie James and other receivers and several offensive linemen.

"I don't think there's ever been a year like this," Rick Stockstill said. "What we accomplished this year with everything we've gone through, from who we played to the injury situation to a couple of close losses, I'm just so happy and proud of this team."

The Blue Raiders have miss a combined 125 games due to injury. Only four players played and started every game in the regular season.

Brent Stockstill's return in the last four games coincides with Middle Tennessee going 3-1 after the Blue Raiders went 2-4 without him. He threw nine touchdown passes with only two interceptions in the last four games while throwing for 1,005 yards.

Arkansas State will make its seventh consecutive bowl appearance, fourth under coach Blake Anderson.

Out of 30 head coaches at Arkansas State, including Malzahn, Anderson became one of just four to win at least seven games in his first season (2014) at the school. The other head coaches to win at least seven games in their first season as head coach were Bryan Harsin (2013), Malzahn (2012) and Hugh Freeze (2011).

Harsin is now the Boise State head coach and Freeze formerly coached at Ole Miss.

Anderson is the first head coach in Arkansas State history to win 31 or more games over his first four seasons at the school. He had been rumored as a candidate for job openings with Arkansas and Ole Miss.

"The kids deserved some continuity and stability in general," Anderson said in regard to Harsin, Malzahn and Freeze having a short stay at Arkansas State. "We believe in what we're doing here, and the job's not done yet."

Arkansas State senior defensive end Ja'Von Rolland-Jones repeated as the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, while junior quarterback Justice Hansen was named the Offensive Player of the Year.

A school-record 19 Arkansas State players earned some sort of Sun Belt all-conference recognition, including senior Blaise Taylor as both a first-team defensive back and third-team return specialist.

Rolland-Jones is second in the nation with 1.18 sacks per game. He became the third player to win the Sun Belt's top honor in consecutive seasons, the first since Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin won in 2011 and 2012.

"It's a wonderful feeling," said Rolland-Jones, who is also seventh in the nation with 1.7 tackles for loss per game. "It's a blessing. I'm just thankful God put me in this position."


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