Ball State is coming into this game with a 1-2 record this season and they have been playing in some high scoring games recently. They are coming off of a 37-34 loss on the road to Central Michigan in their last game, but all 3 of their games this season have seen 62+ points total with 2 of their 3 games seeing both teams score at least 30 points, including a home game against an FCS team Missouri State. They are going up against a James Madison team that is 3-0 this season and they are coming off of a 70-50 win over UNC in their last game. That is their only game this season that has seen 60+ points total, but they have a very good offense that has scored 30+ points in 2 of their 3 games. James Madison does not have a good defense though, specifically their pass defense which is allowing 276 passing yards per game, so Ball State is going to find success attacking through the air and will not have trouble coming back if they fall behind. Ball State actually has a good passing game that is averaging 218.7 passing yards per game and a quarterback who is completing over 70% of his passes this season with close to 40 attempts per game. Ball State also has an awful defense though, averaging over 300 passing yards per game and over 200 rushing yards per game as well, so this James Madison offense is going to have no problem moving the ball. James Madison is going to score a lot of points at home as they have a balanced offense that will be able to attack this awful Ball State defense on the ground and through the air, but James Madison will not be able to keep the leads they get as Ball State will be able to come back on that pass defense and that will drive the score up here. Between these two sides, there will be enough points in this game to push it over the total.