Sacramento State at Ball State

Ball State needed two overtimes to beat Bowling Green 32-31 last Saturday, its second win of the season. The other win was 41-17 over Stony Brook. Ball State has allowed 37.9 points per game over seven games, with 31 or more in five. Sacramento State is 1-6 in its first FBS season, with its lone win a 52-0 victory over Mississippi Valley State. Its last five games were all losses, by 46, 21, 29, 28 and 41. The Hornets' closest defeat was 28-17 at Eastern Michigan in the opener. Ball State is 1-2 in the MAC and 1-1 at home, and it has five losses this year by 53, 36, 13, 15, and 31. The Cardinals score 20.3 points a game. The number has also grown well past where it opened. Ball State has scored 30 or more only in its two wins, and I'm taking Sacramento State with the points.