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Ball State Cardinals vs. Ohio Bobcats
The Ball State Cardinals and the Ohio Bobcats will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Bobcats as -8.5-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 148.
Ohio was a 58-57 loser in its last match on the road against Huskies. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites.
Ball State won its last outing, a 64-63 result against Broncos on March 04. They failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite.
Ball State:
Team record: 14-16 SU,14-16 ATS
Ball State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ohio
Ball State is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Ohio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ball State's last 5 games when playing Ohio
Ohio:
Team record: 23-8 SU,13-18 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Ohio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ball State
Ohio is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Ball State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio's last 5 games when playing Ball State