BetMGM's Chase Kiddy explains why NDSU's win total is set at (a seemingly high) 9.5

BetMGM released its Group of Six college football win totals, which allow bettors to pick the "over" or the "under" on that number, and North Dakota State's seems a little high. The Bison, in their first year in FBS and the Mountain West Conference, have a win total of 9.5. In other words, if you bet the over and hope to win money NDSU would have to win 10 games for you to collect. It would seem betting the under is obvious. Even if the Bison have a still-very-successful season and win 9 games ... you'd still win. NDSU's win total prediction is the highest in all of the Group of Six.  Chase Kiddy is a betting analyst and blogger for BetMGM and an old friend of host Mike McFeely's from the time when NDSU and James Madison were fierce playoff rivals in FCS. So Mike called Chase and asked him to explain how the bookmakers at BetMGM could set NDSU's win total so high. Mike wrote about the high number in a column earlier this week, but thought it would be fun to get Chase's thoughts on the 9.5 win total. Here is the full list of BetMGM's win totals in a blog post written by Chase.