Missouri vs. Middle Tennessee: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – September 9

Updated Sep. 9, 2023 5:34 p.m. ET

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Brady Cook and the Missouri Tigers (1-0) will host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-1) on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET.

The game between the Tigers and Blue Raiders will be airing on SEC Network+.

How to Watch Missouri vs. Middle Tennessee

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
8/31/2023	vs. South Dakota	W 35-10	-
9/9/2023	vs. Middle Tennessee	-
9/16/2023	vs. Kansas State	-	-
9/23/2023	vs. Memphis	-	-
9/30/2023	at Vanderbilt	-	-
10/7/2023	vs. LSU	-	-
10/14/2023	at Kentucky	-	-
10/21/2023	vs. South Carolina	-	-
11/4/2023	at Georgia	-	-
11/11/2023	vs. Tennessee	-	-
11/18/2023	vs. Florida	-	-
11/24/2023	at Arkansas	-	-

Missouri sports the 49th-ranked offense this year (437 yards per game), and has been even more effective on defense, ranking 12th-best with only 194 yards allowed per game.
Missouri is putting up 226 passing yards per game on offense (71st in the FBS), and ranks 41st on the other side of the ball with 156 passing yards allowed per game.
The Tigers are averaging 35 points per game offensively this season (55th in the FBS), and they are giving up 10 points per game (28th) on defense.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Tigers have been a top-25 unit in terms of rushing yards, ranking 10th-best by giving up only 38 per game. They rank 32nd on offense (211 rushing yards per game).
Missouri has been making things happen on both sides of the ball on third down this season, owning the 15th-best mark in third-down conversion rate (60%) and 11th-best in third-down defense (15.4% third-down percentage allowed).
The Tigers rank 76th in college football with a -1 turnover margin after forcing 0 turnovers (97th in the FBS) while committing one (38th in the FBS).

Name	Position	Stats
Cody Schrader	RB	138 YDS / 1 TD / 138 YPG / 7.7 YPC 3 REC / 13 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 13 REC YPG
Brady Cook	QB	172 YDS (81%) / 1 TD / 0 INT 17 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 17 RUSH YPG
Luther Burden III	WR	7 REC / 96 YDS / 1 TD / 96 YPG
Nathaniel Peat	RB	52 YDS / 1 TD / 52 YPG / 3.7 YPC 2 REC / 34 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 34 REC YPG
Marvin Burks Jr.	DB	3 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
Johnny Walker Jr.	DL	6 TKL / 0 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Nyles Gaddy	DL	3 TKL / 0 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Kristian Williams	DL	2 TKL / 0 TFL

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	at Alabama	L 56-7	+39.5
9/9/2023	at Missouri	-
9/16/2023	vs. Murray State	-	-
9/23/2023	vs. Colorado State	-	-
9/28/2023	at Western Kentucky	-	-
10/4/2023	vs. Jacksonville State	-	-
10/10/2023	vs. Louisiana Tech	-	-
10/17/2023	at Liberty	-	-
11/4/2023	at New Mexico State	-	-
11/11/2023	vs. Florida International	-	-
11/18/2023	vs. UTEP	-	-
11/25/2023	at Sam Houston	-	-

Middle Tennessee has been struggling on offense, ranking eighth-worst with 211 total yards per game. It has been more productive defensively, giving up 431 total yards per contest (102nd-ranked).
Middle Tennessee ranks 18th-worst in passing yards per game (133), but it has been more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 79th in the FBS with 226 passing yards ceded per contest.
This season has been ugly for the Blue Raiders on both offense and defense, as they are compiling only 7 points per contest (11th-worst) and ceding 56 points per game (eighth-worst).
The Blue Raiders have plenty of room to improve in the running game, as they rank 22nd-worst in rushing yards per game (78) and 20th-worst in rushing yards surrendered per game (205).
Middle Tennessee ranks 79th in third-down conversion rate (37.5%) on offense, but it has been worse on the defensive side of the ball, ranking fourth-worst in the FBS with a 76.9% third-down percentage allowed.
The Blue Raiders have forced zero turnovers this season and have turned it over two times, leading to a -2 turnover margin that is 24th-worst in the FBS.

Name	Position	Stats
Nicholas Vattiato	QB	127 YDS (65.6%) / 1 TD / 1 INT 16 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 16 RUSH YPG
Bryce Bailey	WR	2 REC / 10 YDS / 1 TD / 10 YPG
Jekail Middlebrook	RB	32 YDS / 0 TD / 32 YPG / 4 YPC 1 REC / 21 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 21 REC YPG
Jaiden Credle	RB	8 YDS / 0 TD / 8 YPG / 2 YPC 4 REC / 25 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 25 REC YPG
Johnathan Butler	LB	5 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
Parker Hughes	LB	2 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
Jakobe Thomas	S	6 TKL / 0 TFL
Teldrick Ross	CB	5 TKL / 0 TFL