Both teams have struggled defensively this season. Kent State is allowing 51.4 points per game, while Ball State is giving up 48.2 points per game35. This suggests there could be a lot of scoring.

Ball State's offense has been more productive recently, averaging 27.7 points over their last 3 games and while Kent State was shutout against both Penn State and Tennessee, they did score 24 against Pitt and 33 last week against EMU.