THE DUKE SPORTS
Middle Tenn State (-3) for 1.5 Units *'
The Trojans have gotten the best of this series -- winning 4 straight but should experience some trouble here. The Blue Raiders will have senior record setting QB Dasher tonight. He's coming off a suspension. He led the Blue Raiders to the #7 offense in the nation last year yet struggled vs the Trojans. However, he has a veteran line and good skill supporting players to put a dent in a very young Troy defense hit with graduation losses that is allowing nearly 33 ppg. Offensively, the Trojans are cooking with first year QB starter Robinson, who has a good cast of weapons. However, as talented as the Troy offense is, they are mistake prone. They put the ball on the carpet one too many times over the last 3 games and it should cost them tonight. It is "Blackout" day for MTSU in which the players will be dressed in full black uniforms and the crowd will be in a frenzy. We'll look for mistakes by Troy to be costly and allow MTSU to deliver here. MTSU is 4-0 ATS after allowing less than 20 points in previous game, 14-5 ATS in October, and 5-2 as home chalk. We'll look for the Blue Raiders to finally control the Palladium trophy.