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00:03 Air Force, a slight one and a half point spread in favor of JMU.
00:08 A total working its way down, but don't tell Joe Lisi, the over under is 41 and
00:13 a half.
00:14 Of course, JMU has been a story all year long, Joe.
00:17 Their second year of FBS football, bowl ineligible,
00:22 except there wasn't enough six win teams to fill out all the 39 non-college football
00:27 playoff ball games, so JMU gets the nod.
00:30 One of the 14 teams that won at least 11 games at the FBS level in 2023.
00:36 They put that on display today in the Armed Forces Bowl.
00:39 A very short spread.
00:41 Joe, how competitive is this game going to be?
00:42 >> I think this game's gonna be very competitive.
00:44 You're talking about a James Madison team that was 11 and 1 to your point.
00:48 Only loss came to Appalachian State, 26-23.
00:51 Their quarterback, Jordan McCloud, will play in this game,
00:54 even though he's in the transfer portal.
00:56 Very balanced offense.
00:58 They've averaged around 400 total yards per game, around 280 through the air,
01:02 a buck 40 on the ground, and McCloud, 32 touchdowns, nine interceptions.
01:06 But this team wins ball games, Ben, with their front seven,
01:10 holding opposing offenses to only 61 rushing yards per game, two yards per carry.
01:16 And that is the matchup going up against Air Force II that you brought up.
01:19 275 rushing yards per game.
01:22 Now, Air Force was unbelievable for about eight games through the regular season.
01:26 8-0, till they met Army, they fell off a cliff, lost four straight,
01:31 capped by an average margin of defeat of 11.7 points per game.
01:35 But it wasn't just the fact that they lost.
01:37 They lost their identity in those four losses.
01:40 They only rushed for 226 yards per game.
01:43 That is the matchup today, guys.
01:45 I lean to JMU because of the quarterback play of McCloud and
01:49 more complete defensive front seven.
01:52 But I think there's a lot of points in this ball game.
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