# College Football Week 7: Delaware Blue Hens (2-3) vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-3) Game Preview and Predictions

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> Delaware and Middle Tennessee both sit at 2-3 with losing streaks heading into their Tuesday night meeting on CBSSN.

By Cole Saturday · Published 2026-10-13 13:11 UTC

_Drafted with AI from our own data and checked by an editor._

Both teams head into Tuesday night looking to snap a pair of two-game skids before things get worse.

Delaware Blue Hens are 2-3 on the season and have dropped their last two, falling to the Liberty Flames and the Virginia Cavaliers. [Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/middle-tennessee-blue-raiders) match that record at 2-3 and are riding their own two-game slide, having lost to the Kansas Jayhawks and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.

## Game details

- When | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
- TV | CBSSN
- Line | Delaware Blue Hens -1.5 | O/U 47.5 (market view)
- Delaware Blue Hens record | 2-3
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders record | 2-3

## The matchup

Delaware's last five games have been a mixed bag: a 14-30 loss to Liberty, a 3-42 loss to Virginia, a 22-14 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, a 26-35 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores, and a 42-7 win over the Merrimack Warriors. Middle Tennessee's stretch has been similarly uneven, with a 0-55 loss to Kansas, a 13-23 loss to Jacksonville State, a 27-20 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack, a 26-28 loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd, and a 38-14 win over the Murray State Racers.

The two sides meet at Johnny Red Floyd Stadium on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with kickoff set for 7:00 PM ET and the game airing on CBSSN. The market has Delaware as a 1.5-point favorite with a total of 47.5, putting the market score at 25-23 in Delaware's favor.

## Key matchups

No individual players or starting lineups are listed for either side this week, so the story here is the team-level numbers. Delaware has been outscored 128-107 on the season, while Middle Tennessee has been outscored by a wider margin at 140-104. Whichever offense can find more points than its season average has done so far will have the edge in a game that projects as close on paper.

## The pick

With both teams stuck on two-game losing streaks and similar overall records, the market's lean toward Delaware as a 1.5-point favorite lines up with the numbers in front of us. Delaware has scored more points and allowed fewer than Middle Tennessee this season, even if neither team's defense has been sharp. The market score of 25-23 points to a tight finish, with Delaware given the slight edge to end its own skid first.

## Recent results

- Team | Last games
- Delaware Blue Hens | Wk5 L 14-30 vs Liberty Flames, Wk4 L 3-42 vs Virginia Cavaliers, Wk3 W 22-14 vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Wk5 L 0-55 vs Kansas Jayhawks, Wk4 L 13-23 vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Wk3 W 27-20 vs Nevada Wolf Pack

[**Game page**](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2434)

## In this story

- [Delaware Blue Hens at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2434)
- [Delaware Blue Hens](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/delaware-blue-hens)
- [Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/middle-tennessee-blue-raiders)

*Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our [editorial standards](https://profootballnewshub.com/editorial-standards).*

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