East Tennessee State vs. VMI: Best Odds and College Football Preview for 11/6/2021

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (7-1, 0-0 SoCon) and their 19th-ranked scoring defense will host the VMI Keydets (6-2, 0-0 SoCon) with the 19th-ranked offense on Saturday, November 6, 2021. The Keydets are 7.5-point underdogs. The total for this one is set at 59 points.

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East Tennessee State stats and betting info

Betting trends for East Tennessee State

• East Tennessee State has a 4-2-0 record against the spread this season.
• In games they have played as at least 7.5-point favorites this season, the Buccaneers are 2-1 against the spread.
• The teams have hit the over in three of East Tennessee State’s six games with a set total .
• East Tennessee State and its opponents have combined to score more than 59 points in a game twice this season.
• The Buccaneers have seen a 50.1 average over/under in their games this season, 8.9 points fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
• The Buccaneers rack up 48.0 fewer yards per game (39.3) than the Keydets give up per matchup (87.3).
• The Buccaneers have zero giveaways this season, while the Keydets have zero takeaways .

Key players for East Tennessee State

• Tyler Riddell has 1,664 passing yards (208.0 ypg) to lead East Tennessee State, completing 64.7% of his passes and throwing 11 touchdown passes and three interceptions this season.
• The team’s top rusher, Quay Holmes, has carried the ball 162 times for 926 yards (115.8 per game), with 10 touchdowns this year. He’s also caught 14 passes for 186 yards (23.3 per game) and one touchdown.
• Will Huzzie’s team-high 588 receiving yards (73.5 yards per game) have come on 40 receptions with three touchdowns.

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VMI stats and betting info

Betting trends for VMI

• VMI is 4-3-0 against the spread this year.
• The Keydets are 1-1 against the spread when an underdog by 7.5 points or more this year.
• In VMI’s seven games with a set total, two have hit the over (28.6%).
• This season, four of VMI’s games have finished with a combined score higher than 59 points.
• The over/under for this contest is 2.4 points fewer than the average over/under in Keydets’ games this season (61.4 points).
• The Keydets collect 35.5 yards per game, only 4.6 fewer than the 40.1 the Buccaneers allow.
• This season the Keydets have turned the ball over four times, one more than the Buccaneers’ takeaways (3).

Key players for VMI

• Seth Morgan has 1,270 passing yards (158.8 ypg) to lead VMI, completing 63.7% of his passes and tossing nine touchdown passes and six interceptions this season. He’s also contributed on the ground with 115 rushing yards (14.4 ypg) on 49 carries with two rushing touchdowns.
• The team’s top rusher, Korey Bridy, has carried the ball 125 times for 617 yards (77.1 per game), with seven touchdowns this year.
• Michael Jackson’s team-leading 467 receiving yards (58.4 yards per game) have come on 30 receptions with three touchdowns.

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