Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 PM ET· David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium· Kansas -18.5 · O/U 49.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 532 mi / 0 miForecast: 66°F · wind 6 mph · Clear
Market context
Kansas -18.5 · O/U 49.5
opened Kansas -19.5, now Kansas -18.5 · total opened 50.5, now 49.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Middle Tennessee as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 0-4 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 19-18-1 ATS (38 games) · 17-21 O/U (38 games)
Kansas as home favorite
2026 overall: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 9-11 ATS (20 games) · 12-8 O/U (20 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalKansas · 7 of 9
349.3
Yards / game
427.0
2.42
Points / drive
1.67
2.8
TDs / game
3.3
31.1
3rd-down %
38.6
70.0
RZ TD %
90.0
1.5
Turnover margin
-1.7
0.5
Sacks / game
1.7
2.8
TFL / game
7.3
7.5
Havoc / game
13.7
53.7 / 46.3
Pass / Rush split
41.0 / 59.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Middle Tennessee has the ball
Middle Tennessee's early-down offense ranks 54th of 138. Kansas's early-down defense ranks 36th of 138.
Middle Tennessee's passing-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. Kansas's passing-down defense ranks 41st of 138.
Middle Tennessee's third-down offense ranks 99th of 138. Kansas's third-down defense ranks 33rd of 138.
Middle Tennessee's red-zone offense ranks 46th of 138. Kansas's red-zone defense ranks 64th of 138.
When Kansas has the ball
Kansas's early-down offense ranks 126th of 138. Middle Tennessee's early-down defense ranks 82nd of 138.
Kansas's passing-down offense ranks 94th of 138. Middle Tennessee's passing-down defense ranks 103rd of 138.
Kansas's third-down offense ranks 35th of 138. Middle Tennessee's third-down defense ranks 55th of 138.
Kansas's red-zone offense ranks 5th of 138. Middle Tennessee's red-zone defense ranks 50th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.018 last 3 vs 0.069 season (-0.051)
Defense formabout the same(-0.016 last 3 vs -0.013 season)
Season to date · 3 games
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingRoman Gagliano — 832 yd, 8 TD
RushingAntonio Martin Jr. — 345 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingCam'ron Lacy — 310 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingIsaiah Marshall — 649 yd, 5 TD
RushingDylan Edwards — 159 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingNik McMillan — 226 yd, 2 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Middle Tennessee offense
54thof 1380.044188 plays
vs
Kansas defense · allowed
36thof 138-0.116Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
82ndof 138-0.020vs
Kansas offense
126thof 138-0.162135 plays
Passing downs
Middle Tennessee offense
93rdof 138-0.04881 plays
vs
Kansas defense · allowed
41stof 138-0.09784 plays
Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
103rdof 1380.09170 plays
vs
Kansas offense
94thof 138-0.05387 plays
Third down
Middle Tennessee offense
99thof 138-0.07146 plays · small sample
vs
Kansas defense · allowed
33rdof 138-0.21047 plays · small sample
Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
55thof 138-0.06644 plays · small sample
vs
Kansas offense
35thof 1380.26144 plays · small sample
Red zone
Middle Tennessee offense
46thof 1380.14524 plays · small sample
vs
Kansas defense · allowed
64thof 138-0.06623 plays · small sample
Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
50thof 138-0.15141 plays · small sample
vs
Kansas offense
5thof 1380.46323 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Middle Tennessee offense
77thof 13848.9%vs
Kansas defense · allowed
29thof 13833.0%Middle Tennessee defense · allowed
98thof 13847.0%vs
Kansas offense
89thof 13846.1%Away
Home
Middle Tennessee Offense vs Kansas DefenseKansas · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.05#84
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#590.04
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.053#59
242 plays
EPA/Play
#35-0.113
allowed · 164 plays
-0.017#78
130 plays
EPA/Pass
#930.046
allowed · 66 plays
0.134#35
112 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#18-0.221
allowed · 98 plays
49.2%#51
242 plays
Success Rate
#535.4%
allowed · 164 plays
47.7%#55
Pass Success Rate
#4839.7%
allowed
50.9%#48
Rush Success Rate
#435.0%
allowed
48.9%#77
Available Yards %
#2933.0%
allowed
72.7#114
Net Field Position
#13764.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.044#54
188 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#36-0.116
allowed
7.8#118
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#567.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Middle Tennessee Defense vs Kansas OffenseMiddle Tennessee · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.03#88
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#119-0.20
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.008#78
allowed · 227 plays
EPA/Play
#127-0.167
182 plays
-0.084#52
allowed · 92 plays
EPA/Pass
#93-0.055
81 plays
0.044#90
allowed · 135 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#134-0.256
101 plays
46.7%#91
allowed · 227 plays
Success Rate
#11842.3%
182 plays
45.4%#96
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#10340.7%
48.2%#92
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#11243.6%
47.0%#98
allowed
Available Yards %
#8946.1%
72.2#61
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12273.4
-0.020#82
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#126-0.162
135 plays
6.8#101
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1368.7
2026 · Situational EPAKansas · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.053
242 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.167
182 plays
-0.008
227 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.113
165 plays
0.145
24 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.463
23 plays · small sample
-0.151
41 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.066
23 plays · small sample
-0.071
46 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.261
44 plays · small sample
-0.066
44 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.210
47 plays · small sample