Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State 2022 Hawaii Bowl Odds, Preview & Pick

By Hank Blaine • December 23, 2022

New Mexico State takes on Bowling Green in the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday in what oddsmakers expect to be a competitive affair. Oddsmakers have installed Bowling Green the -3.5 chalk. Will the Falcons grab the win and cover? Or will the Aggies take home the Quicken Lane Bowl trophy?

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Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State 2022 Hawaii Bowl Game Information

Middle Tennessee and San Diego State touch down in the islands for the 2022 @HawaiiBowl

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When: Saturday, Dec. 2 at 8:00 pm ET
Where: Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
TV: ESPN
Radio: WPRT 102.5 FM (Middle Tennessee) // San Diego Sports 760 (San Diego State)

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College Footall Odds: Middle Tennessee (+7) // San Diego State (-7)

Why Bet on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders?

Middle Tennessee fielded a balanced offense. Of the Blue Raiders 391.1 total yards per game, 267.2 came via the pass and 123.9 arrived via the rush.

Middle Tennessee averaged 29.2 points per game. Quarterback Chase Cunningham had a decent season when throwing for 2,920 yards and 19 TDs compared to 9 interceptions. Cunningham completed over 67% of his passes.

Frank Peasant paced the team on the ground when rushing for 727 yards. Middle Tennessee isn’t one-dimensional on offense and that should help the Blue Raiders versus San Diego State.

The Blue Raiders’ defense was one of the better units in Conference USA. Middle Tennessee allowed 28 points per game from 413 yards.

Jordan Ferguson sacked the quarterback 8.5 times. Decorian Patterson had 6 picks. The Blue Raiders’ D was better against the rush than the pass, holding opponents to less than 122 rushing yards per while allowing over 291 passing yards each contest.

Why Bet on the Bowling Green Falcons?

Forget stats when it comes to SDSU’s offense. It’s more important to notice the progression. Things didn’t start out great for San Diego State’s offense but as the season continued, the O got better.

SDSU scored 28 against Fresno State in a 32-28 loss, 43 versus San Jose State in a 43-27 win, and 34 against New Mexico in a 34-10 victory.

San Diego State fielded one of the conference’s top defenses. The Aztecs’ D held opponents to 335.4 total yards.

SDSU allowed less than 207 passing yards. Opponents averaged less than 21 points per game versus the San Diego State defense.

Jonah Tavai recorded 9 sacks. Dallas Branch led the team with 3 interceptions.

New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green Betting Trends

Blue Raiders are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games.
Middle Tennessee is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games.
Over is 5-0 in Middle Tennessee’s last 5 bowl games.
Aztecs are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous.
San Diego State is 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 following an ATS loss.
Over is 4-1 in San Diego State’s last 5 games in December.

New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green Expert Betting Predictions

Middle Tennessee State is a decent team but, at least on paper, this is a huge mismatch. San Diego State hung with teams like Air Force and Fresno State.

The Blue Raiders lost to teams like Louisiana Tech, UAB, and Texas San-Antonio. Again, those are decent football teams, but they wouldn’t be able to go toe-to-toe with a solid club like Fresno State the way SDSU did.

The real problem the Blue Raiders have is moving the football against the best defense they will face this season. San Diego State held a team like Toledo to 14 points.

Unless the Aztecs show up unprepared, they should have this in the bag. SDSU is the pick to win and cover.

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