Western Carolina is coming into this game with a 2-0 record this season and they are off to a very strong start. They opened their season with a big win at home against Dalton State by over 40 points and they followed that up with a road win against Notre Dame, beating them by 10 points. Western Carolina was only 18-16 overall last season but they are returning over 70% of their minutes played as well as their scoring from last year. They are going to be hungry to build on their season last year with so many returning players and they are only going to improve this season as they have already started the year very strong. They are going up against a Middle Tennessee team that is also 2-0 this season but they have had it much easier with both of their games being played at home. They beat Northern Kentucky by close to 20 points but only beat SFA by 5 points at home in their last game. Middle Tennessee had a good team last season as well as they were 19-14 overall, but they are also returning less than 50% of their minutes played and scoring from last year. They may be 2-0 this season but they are going to take a bit of a step back this year and they have had a much easier road to start the season with 3 games at home while Western Carolina is on the road here but has a lot of returning players looking to improve on last season and already have a quality road win under their belt too. Western Carolina will cover the spread in this game.