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Prolific receiving pairs square off in Bahamas Bowl

It’s been a nice year for the Blue Raiders who made some noise in Conference USA this year, but their nice season ends with a loss as Western Michigan picks up his first bowl win in his second try with the Broncos.

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According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Western Michigan is favored in today’s bowl game, as the Broncos are getting odds of -5 points against the Blue Raiders.


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“He is a pleasure to coach and is an outstanding young man. If you came to our practices or come to our game, you would not know that he was my son if you didn’t already know it”, the coach said. Zach Terrell has been able to have a good season at quarterback for the Broncos and the offense has three backs that can all get the job done.


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Richie James (WR, MTSU): James is the Blue Raiders’ leading receiver with 100 catches and 1220 yards. The Middle Tennessee offense ranks 17th in the nation in passing, and quarterback Brent Stockstill will be a key player in this matchup. Stockstill has thrown for 3,678 yards, 379 shy of the FBS freshman record set by Florida State’s Jameis Winston in 2013.

Western Michigan’s Corey Davis and Daniel Braverman have over 1,200 yards receiving each this season, the first time since 2010 that two Football Bowl Subdivision teammates have reached that mark. Western Michigan and coach P.J. Fleck are still searching for their first bowl victory.

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Recent form would suggest that the Aztecs (10-3) who went 8-0 in conference play and haven’t dropped a game since losing three straight early in the season in September – would start favorites and oddsmakers are backing them for a 3-point win. MT and Western Michigan both took part in the event. They’re facing a Middle Tennessee defense that has 16 interceptions, tied for 15th among all FBS teams. The Broncos have possessed the ball for 34 ½ minutes per game to rank second among all FBS teams in time of possession, behind only Stanford. Free safety Kevin Byard has 19 career interceptions, which matches the highest total among active FBS players. Braverman has 103 catches for 1,270 yards and 12 touchdowns… “When you look at MTSU, they’re identical to us”.

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