The Buffalo Bulls travel to Muncie, Indiana, to face the Ball State Cardinals in a Mid-American Conference matchup on Wednesday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Scheumann Stadium.
Buffalo enters with a 6-3 overall record and 4-1 in conference play, having won four of its last five games. The Bulls are listed as 1.5-point favorites with an over/under of 51.5 points. Quarterback Jason Wright will start in place of the injured Elijah Holmes.
Ball State sits at 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the MAC. The Cardinals have been one of the conference's most over-friendly teams, with the total going over in seven of nine games this season. Quarterback Keldric Luster will be without several tight ends due to injury, including Sean Ward, Mason Riggins, and Cole Coonrod.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulated the game 10,000 times, projects a combined 56 points and favors the over on the total. The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations.
