Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech - 2015 Matchup Preview

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Saturday, October 24th 2015 (3:30 PM EDT)
Louisiana Tech -8.5 (63.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Louisiana Tech 45 - Middle Tennessee: 16 (Conference USA)

Blue Raiders (7 - 6) (8 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 34 - 27 (24 - 32 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

LT is playing their 8th straight game
MTSU is playing their 8th straight game
Our Line: -2.5 (SP+ -0)
Projected Score: MTSU: 25 - LT: 35 (60)
LT Win prob: 71% | Cover: 46%
MTSU Travel: 426 miles

Bulldogs (9 - 4) (6 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 38 - 27 (43 - 22 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
MTSU Players
LT Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Middle Tennessee's 2015 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Middle Tennessee vs Jackson State	-23.5
Sat 9/12	Middle Tennessee at Alabama	+34.0	56.5	L 10 - 37	U	Y
Sat 9/19	Middle Tennessee vs Charlotte	-19.5	66.0	W 73 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/26	Middle Tennessee at Illinois	+7.0	62.0	L 25 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/3	Middle Tennessee vs Vanderbilt	-4.5	49.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/10	Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky	+7.5	69.5	L 28 - 58	O	N
Sat 10/17	Middle Tennessee vs Florida International	-7.0	52.5	W 42 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/24	Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech	+8.5	63.0	L 16 - 45	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/7	Middle Tennessee vs Marshall	-2.0	56.0	W 27 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/14	Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic	-6.0	57.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/21	Middle Tennessee vs North Texas	-24.0	63.0	W 41 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/28	Middle Tennessee at UTSA	-11.0	59.0	W 42 - 7	U	Y
Thu 12/24	Middle Tennessee vs Western Michigan	+3.0

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Middle Tennessee's Schedule

Louisiana Tech's 2015 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Louisiana Tech vs Southern	-23.5
Thu 9/10	Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky	+3.0	62.5	L 38 - 41	O	Y
Sat 9/19	Louisiana Tech at Kansas State	+11.0	52.0	L 33 - 39	O	Y
Sat 9/26	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-14.0	56.5	W 27 - 17	U	N
Sat 10/3	Louisiana Tech vs Louisiana	-14.0	58.5	W 43 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/10	Louisiana Tech at UTSA	-11.5	54.0	W 34 - 31	O	N
Sat 10/17	Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State	+15.5	60.0	L 20 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/24	Louisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee	-8.5	63.0	W 45 - 16	U	Y
Fri 10/30	Louisiana Tech at Rice	-10.0	60.5	W 42 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/7	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-30.0	62.0	W 56 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/21	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-21.5	54.0	W 17 - 15	U	N
Sat 11/28	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	-6.5	62.0	L 24 - 58	O	N
Sat 12/19	Louisiana Tech vs Arkansas State	+1.0

Important Stats (2015)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
MTSU	.2	45%	34	45%	2.74	146	44%	312	3.87	.09	43%	26.6	45%	40%	2.71	42.3	2.2	1.9
LT	.26	49%	37.5	47%	2.84	160	48%	323	3.81	.1	42%	26.8	40%	42%	3.28	50.3	1.6	1.7

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
MTSU	#107 (.13)	39% (105)		38% (114)	2.82 (104)	91	40% (83)	261	3 (128)	#129 (.32)	49% (130)		50% (124)	49% (127)	4.61 (126)	61.3	1.6	0.8
LT	#130 (.02)	37% (119)		37% (122)	2.62 (125)	109	38% (111)	211	3.09 (124)	#26 (.1)	37% (13)		39% (36)	35% (11)	3.72 (61)	46.7	1.5	1.2

Overall Stats 2015

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
MTSU Offense	13	34	24.2	44.7%	3.87	2.2	23	457	146	312	3.8	46%	53%	45%	44%	1%	.2
LT Defense	13	26.8	22.2	42.4%	3.28	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	44%	53%	40%	42%	2%	.1

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
MTSU Defense	13	26.6	31.8	43.3%	2.71	1.9	-	-	-	-	-	45%	53%	45%	40%	2%	.09
LT Offense	13	37.5	42.8	49%	3.81	1.6	24	483	160	323	4.8	43%	54%	47%	48%	3%	.26

Additional Stats 2015

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Middle Tennessee	13	29:54	23.2	42%	58%	4.8	42.3	2.2	1.9	0	0	3	29.1
Louisiana Tech	13	30:36	23.8	39%	73%	5.5	50.3	1.6	1.7	0	0	4	27.1

Run Game Stats (2015)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
MTSU Offense	13	46%	45%	38.7	145.7	3.8	23	-.03	2.74	68%	0%	0.72
LT Defense	13	44%	40%	-	-	-	-	-.05	2.38	80%	0%	0.76

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
MTSU Defense	13	45%	45%	-	-	-	-	.08	2.92	79%	0%	0.9
LT Offense	13	43%	47%	33.2	159.6	4.8	27	.14	2.84	68%	0%	0.99

Pass Game Stats (2015)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
MTSU Offense	13	53%	44%	25.7	38.5	311.7	8.1	12.1	31	10	.41	1.8	29%	39%	.54	1%	2.1
LT Defense	13	53%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.25	1.6	35%	34%	.25	2%	1.7

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
MTSU Defense	13	53%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	.14	1.5	29%	31%	.17	2%	1.9
LT Offense	13	54%	48%	22.8	36.8	323.2	8.8	14.1	28	11	.39	1.6	31%	38%	.42	3%	2

Middle Tennessee's Power Ratings
Middle Tennessee's Power Rating: NR
Middle Tennessee's Offense Rating: NR
Middle Tennessee's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating: #82
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Middle Tennessee's 2015 Expected Record: -
Middle Tennessee's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Middle Tennessee's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Middle Tennessee's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Middle Tennessee: Louisiana Tech: 2.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Middle Tennessee: Louisiana Tech:

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: 2.5 NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating: #77
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Louisiana Tech's 2015 Expected Record: -
Louisiana Tech's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Middle Tennessee Scoring
Offense: 34 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.2
Defense: 26.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 31.8

Middle Tennessee's 2015 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 10
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Louisiana Tech 35
Middle Tennessee 25

Total Points: 60

Based on Last 4 Games
Louisiana Tech 36
Middle Tennessee 24

Total Points: 60

Based on Entire Season
Louisiana Tech 35
Middle Tennessee 27

Total Points: 62

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 37.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 42.8
Defense: 26.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 22.2

Louisiana Tech's 2015 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	10/10	Louisiana Tech	48	Middle Tennessee	21	Louisiana Tech -5	Louisiana Tech	48.0	Over
2023	10/10	Middle Tennessee	31	Louisiana Tech	23	Middle Tennessee -3	Middle Tennessee	53.5	Over
2022	11/05	Louisiana Tech	40	Middle Tennessee	24	Middle Tennessee -2.5	Louisiana Tech	64.0	Push
2016	09/24	Middle Tennessee	38	Louisiana Tech	34	Middle Tennessee -4	Push	69.5	Over
2015	10/24	Louisiana Tech	45	Middle Tennessee	16	Louisiana Tech -8.5	Louisiana Tech	63.0	Under
2000	10/06	Middle Tennessee	49	Louisiana Tech	21

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Louisiana Tech	3	3	3 Overs
Middle Tennessee	3	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 0	4 - 0	3 - 0	1 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 6	0 - 4	0 - 1	0 - 3

(#) MTSU at (#) LT

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	MTSU	LT
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	NR	NR
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#82	#77
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Middle Tennessee Injury Report

Louisiana Tech Injury Report

Middle Tennessee on Offense


CategoryCat	MTSU Off	LT Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	NR	NR
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Middle Tennessee Run Game


CategoryCat	MTSU Off	LT Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Middle Tennessee Pass Game


CategoryCat	MTSU Off	LT Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech on Offense


CategoryCat	LT Off	MTSU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	NR	NR
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Run Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	MTSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Louisiana Tech Pass Game


CategoryCat	LT Off	MTSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
LT 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

MTSU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Joe Aillet Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 71°Rain: 0.031

Rematch from Week 8
Louisiana Tech -8.5 (63.0)
Louisiana Tech won vs Middle Tennessee this year (45-16)

Previous Matchups
Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee last year (48-21)
Middle Tennessee beat Louisiana Tech in 2023 (31-23)
Louisiana Tech beat Middle Tennessee in 2022 (40-24)

MTSU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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MTSU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

LT's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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LT's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD