Troy will travel to Harrisonburg, Virginia, for a Sun Belt Conference matchup against James Madison on Thursday night at Zane Showker Field at Bridgeforth Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
James Madison enters the game with a 7-1 overall record and a 4-1 mark in conference play, led by quarterback Camden Coleman. The Dukes are coming off a road loss to Appalachian State last week. Troy holds a 3-4 overall record and a 1-2 conference record, looking to play spoiler against one of the conference's top teams.
James Madison is a 19.5-point favorite according to the latest odds, with the over/under set at 50.5 points. The money line lists James Madison at -1205 and Troy at +825.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates each FBS game 10,000 times, projects the total to exceed 50.5 points. The model forecasts 52 combined points, making the over the value side in 58% of simulations. James Madison boasts the Sun Belt's highest-scoring offense at 41.4 points per game, and four of its last five games have cleared the total. Troy has scored at least 14 points in two of its last three games and put up 17 points against Missouri earlier this season, suggesting they can contribute to the total. Additionally, the model indicates one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations.
The SportsLine model entered Week 9 on a 68-59 run on top-rated college football picks, returning nearly $400 for $100 players.
