EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Saturday, October 20^th, the (1-4) Citadel Bulldogs will be on the road to take on the (5-1) VMI Keydets.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of The Citadel 32.6 – VMI 24.1 with an over/under of 56.7.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of VMI 34 – The Citadel 28.

Mark is predicting a final score of The Citadel 27 – VMI 17.

2018-19 Statistics (124 total teams):

Passing offense: VMI 327.5 YPG > The Citadel 106.2 YPG

Rushing offense: The Citadel 271.8 YPG > VMI 46.3 YPG

Scoring offense: The Citadel 27.4 PPG > VMI 26.2 PPG

Scoring defense: The Citadel 31.6 PPG > VMI 54.2 PPG

Passing defense: The Citadel 232.6 YPG > VMI 292.6 YPG

Rushing defense: The Citadel 173.2 YPG > VMI 281.3 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: The Citadel +0.2 > VMI -1.5

Strength of schedule:

The Citadel is (1-4) to start the season with their lone win coming on the road against Mercer.  They were defeated by Wofford, Chattanooga, Towson, and East Tennessee State.

VMI is (0-6) with losses against Toledo, Wofford, East Tennessee State, Western Carolina, Mercer, and Samford.

Bottom Line:

The Citadel open as heavy road favorites as they statistically outmatch VMI across the board.  VMI has really struggled defensively and they are coming of a 73-22 loss to Samford.  Turnovers have been a consistent problem for VMI (-1.5) as they are among the worst five teams in Division I.  The Citadel doesn’t have much of a passing offense but they should be able to run the ball at will against a very weak VMI defense.

The Citadel wins 41-28

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