The Chicago State Cougars and the Ball State Cardinals meet in college basketball action from the Worthen Arena on Wednesday night.
The Chicago State Cougars will look to snap a five-game losing skid after a 58-55 loss to Minnesota in their last game. Wesley Cardet Jr. leads the Cougars in scoring and assists with 15.4 PPG and 2.9 APG while Jahsean Corbett has 13.4 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass and Elijah Weaver has 10.9 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Chicago State up to this point in the season. As a team, Chicago State is averaging 65.3 PPG on 41% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
The Ball State Cardinals will look to build on a four-game win streak after a 58-54 win over Georgia Southern last time out. Jaylin Sellers leads the Cardinals in scoring with 14.5 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Payton Sparks has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead Ball State on the glass and Jarron Coleman has 13.1 PPG with 5 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department this season. Demarius Jacobs has 12.2 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.4 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Ball State so far this season. As a team, Ball State is averaging 77 PPG on 48.4 shooting from the field, 38.6% from three and 69.6% from the foul line this season.
Chicago State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS win. Ball State is 12-4 ATS in their last 16 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS loss.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing the under here. Chicago State’s done a good job covering double-digit spreads this season, but a lot of those covers came against lower-scoring teams and I don’t know if they’ll be able to hold down Ball State here. On the other side, I think Ball State should have no problem keeping a weak Chicago State offense in check and I think this one comes in under the number.