I guess you have to live in MAC country to really appriciate it. I am lucky to live in the Cincy area and have so many options within a half days drive.
These teams Are absolutely terrible haha. The only thing you can look at here is the defenses. Buffalo has a mich better defense than Ball St. and couple that with home field advantage Buffalo is the smart move -3! BOL to everyone!!!
I've got Buffalo @ -11.5 according to my formula. The two teams should put up close to identical numbers on the ground when matched with the opponents defense, but Buffalo should be able to win the game by passing. Buffalo passes more efficiently, and Ball St gives up a LOT (233 ypg) through the air. I'd say if you were going to bet this game, the money has got to be on Buffalo. O/U I'd say the over.
I love Buffalo here........ any loss to directional Michigan teams is a bad loss, and Ball State lost to the worst one, Eastern. Buffalo's losses were not bad at all.