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Middle Tennessee Defeats Colorado State 34-19 - Recap
The Blue Raiders were Week 2 winners on Saturday, coming out on top of the Rams by a score of 34-19 at Canvas Stadium.
Middle Tennessee was the ATS victor, as they covered the +13.5-point spread as an underdog. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 58.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Frank Peasant rushed for 93 yards, while Chase Cunningham added 24 yards in the win. Izaiah Gathings and Elijah Metcalf added 92 and 47 receiving yards respectively.
A'Jon Vivens rushed for 41 yards for Colorado State, while Avery Morrow added 7 yards. Clay Millen threw for 256 yards for the Rams, while receivers Tory Horton and Melquan Stovall had 186 and 42 yards respectively.
Colorado State was outgained by Middle Tennessee 380-246 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 20-16 by the Blue Raiders.
The time of possession battle favored Middle Tennessee as their offense was on the field for 31:19, longer than the 28:41 of their opponents.
Next game, Middle Tennessee takes its act home to face Tennessee State looking for another win. For Colorado State, they head on the road to face Washington State.