Ohio vs Ball State 3/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Ball State Cardinals (14-16) vs. Ohio Bobcats (23-8)
March 10, 2022 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Ohio Bobcats -8 / Ball State Cardinals +8; Over/Under: +148
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The Ball State Cardinals and Ohio Bobcats meet Thursday in the college basketball MAC Quarterfinal at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Ball State Cardinals need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Ohio Bobcats look to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Ball State Cardinals are averaging 74.6 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 76.8 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Payton Sparks is averaging 13.3 points and 1.2 assists, while Tyler Cochran is averaging 11.5 points and 5.7 rebounds. Miryne Thomas is the third double-digit scorer and Luke Bumbalough is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Ball State Cardinals are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.7 percent from the free throw line. The Ball State Cardinals are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
The Ohio Bobcats are averaging 74.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 67.4 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Mark Sears is averaging 19.4 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Ben Vander Plas is averaging 13.9 points and 6.7 rebounds. Jason Carter is the third double-digit scorer and Ben Roderick is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Ohio Bobcats are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio Bobcats are allowing 31.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS loss. The Bobcats are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 overall. The under is 4-1 in Bobcats last 5 overall. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Ohio Bobcats aren’t playing good ball at the moment, but they’re the better team here by a decent margin, and they comfortably beat Ball State in the only meeting last month. The Ball State Cardinals have had issues playing up to their competition all year, and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 6.5 points. Even with three straight losses, Ohio is only losing its last five games by an average of 1.8 points. I’ll lay the chalk here.
