Toledo vs Ball State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/11/21

The Ball State Cardinals and Toledo Rockets meet Thursday in the college basketball MAC Quarterfinal at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

The Ball State Cardinals look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Ball State Cardinals are averaging 74.1 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 74.8 points on 43 percent shooting. Ishmael El-Amin is averaging 16.3 points and 2.8 assists while KJ Walton is averaging 16 points and 5.7 rebounds. Jarron Coleman is the third double-digit scorer and Brachen Hazen is dishing 1.4 assists. The Ball State Cardinals are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Ball State Cardinals are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.

The Toledo Rockets look for a win after winning 10 of their last 14 games. The Toledo Rockets are averaging 81.3 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.4 points on 42.1 percent shooting. Marreon Jackson is averaging 17.6 points and 6.3 rebounds while Ryan Rollins is averaging 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds. Spencer Littleson is the third double-digit scorer and Setric Millner Jr. is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The Toledo Rockets are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 78.5 percent from the free throw line. The Toledo Rockets are allowing 29 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The Cardinals are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The over is 21-5 in Cardinals last 26 overall. The over is 12-4 in Rockets last 16 overall. The underdog is 14-6 ATS in the last 20 meetings.

The Toledo Rockets just beat Ball State by 19 points a few days ago, and they’re a team you should be looking to bet against these days. Not only is Toledo winning at a high clip, and winning their last five games by an average of 17.2 points, but the Rockets are 20-7 against the spread this season. The Ball State Cardinals are just 8-14 against the spread this season. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. I’ll lay the chalk with Toledo.