Middle Tennessee State is coming into this game with a 2-5 record this season and they have been struggling in the conference at 1-2. They are coming off of their 1st conference win of the season in their last game, but they only won that game 14-5 at home and it was against Kennesaw State who is the only winless team in the conference right now and also playing their 1st season in FBS. Their only other win this season came against an FCS team at the beginning of the season while their 2 conference losses were both by 27+ points, losing to Western Kentucky and LA Tech. They scored 21 points in both of those games and still lost by 27+ in each as they allowed 48+ points in both games. They are going up against a Jacksonville State team that is 3-3 this season but they are 2-0 in the conference and have been playing well in those games. They are coming off of a 54-13 win at home against New Mexico State in their last game and they beat Kennesaw State 63-24 on the road in their game prior. Their defense has been much better as they have allowed 13 points or less in 2 of their last 3 games, and their offense has been on fire as they have scored 44+ points in 3 straight games. Middle Tennessee has struggled to stop the run this season as they average 162.6 rushing yards allowed per game as well as 4.7 yards per carry while this Jacksonville State run game is averaging 204.4 rushing yards per game and 5.2 yards per carry. They are going to be able to move the ball well on the ground here and that will open up their passing game which has also been good this season. They have struggled to stop the run themselves, but Middle Tennessee is only averaging 78 rushing yards per game. They have been throwing the ball much better on offense, but without a strong run game they will struggle to move the ball against this defense that has not been allowing as many points recently. Jacksonville State is going to score points here at home and they will be able to run away with this game. Jacksonville State will cover the spread in this game.