The Sun Belt Championship Game is one of the Friday night games of conference championship weekend as the James Madison Dukes take on the Troy Trojans.
JMU enters as a 23.5-point favorite with the total set at O/U 47.5 points. This is the best college football player prop bet to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for the Sun Belt Championship Game between James Madison and Troy.
James Madison vs. Troy Player Props
The Sun Belt Championship Game could have a big impact on the College Football Playoff. Based on the current odds to make the College Football Playoff at DraftKings Sportsbook, James Madison is likely in the CFP with a win and a Virginia loss. Virginia is facing Duke in the ACC title game, and Duke is currently unranked, while JMU was ranked 25th in the latest CFP poll. Therefore, if Duke and JMU both win, JMU would be the fifth-highest-ranked conference champion, getting them an automatic bid to the CFP. Just to make things more comfortable for themselves, JMU will likely try to run up the score against Troy if possible to really prove a point.
James Madison is by far the biggest favorite in any of the nine conference championship games this weekend. JMU is a 23.5-point favorite over Troy, and the second-biggest favorite of the weekend is Texas Tech by 12.5 points over BYU in the Big 12. The Dukes have been by far the best team in the Sun Belt all season and should prove it on Friday night. The JMU defense is dominant, leading the nation in defensive success rate. That should lead to a high number of possessions for the offense, with plenty of scoring chances. James Madison ranks 17th in the nation in quality drive rate, meaning when they get the ball, they are moving it deep into opponent territory.
The Dukes don’t have a true top wide receiver. Quarterback Alonza Barnett III spreads the ball out to many different targets, but in each of the past two games, Braeden Wisloski has been the Dukes’ leading receiver. He has at least 60 receiving yards and has scored a touchdown in both of those games. That makes it three touchdowns for Wiskloski in his past four games. Despite that recent success, Wisloski is +450 at DraftKings Sportsbook to score a touchdown in this game. Wiskoski had his second-most catches in any game this season in the regular season finale and should get plenty of targets in this game as well. With the amount of scoring chances JMU will have, Wisloski is a great bet to make it three straight games with a touchdown.
