Middle Tennesee State (2-4) took a beating from Liberty last week and will face Connecticut (1-7) on Friday. The Blue Raiders will take on the Huskies at Rentschler Field. Caesars Sportsbook lists Middle Tennessee State as a 14.5-point favorite in its latest Middle Tennessee State vs. Connecticut odds, while the over-under for total points scored is 54.5. (See the latest college football lines for all of this week's games on our college football odds page.) Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

Before you consider your Middle Tennessee State vs. Connecticut picks or college football predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say. 

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Week 8 of the 2021 season on a 22-9 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows that Middle Tennessee State has a versatile aerial attack. Seven Blue Raiders different players have caught at least one touchdown pass this year. Five of them have hauled in at least a pair of them. The model also knows that Connecticut has struggled with efficiency through the air. Three Huskies quarterbacks have completion percentages below 60 percent. They've combined to throw nine touchdown passes with 10 interceptions.

Now the model has simulated Middle Tennessee State vs. Connecticut 10,000 times, and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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