The Ohio Bobcats (9-6, 3-0 MAC) will try to build on a five-game win streak when they host the Ball State Cardinals (8-7, 2-1 MAC) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Convocation Center Ohio as 9-point favorites. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total for the matchup is set at 150.5.
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Who Will Win Ohio vs. Ball State?
Ohio and Ball State Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games this season it was favored by 9 points or more, Ohio has a 3-3 record against the spread.
Ball State is 2-0 against the spread so far this season when playing as at least a 9-point underdog.
Between them, these two teams average 6.6 more points per game (157.1) than this matchup’s total (150.5).
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 5.7 fewer points per game (144.8) than this game’s over/under of 150.5 points.
The average over/under Ohio has had set in games this season is 4.3 more points than this outing’s point total.
Cardinals games this season have averaged a total of 147.1 points, 3.4 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
So far this season, the Bobcats have compiled a 4-10-0 record against the spread.
So far this year, the Cardinals have put together a 6-6-0 record against the spread.
Ohio Stats & Insights
Ohio’s +102 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.8 points per game) is a result of scoring 80.8 points per game (61st in college basketball) while allowing 74.0 per outing (257th in college basketball).
Ohio records 30.5 rebounds per game (292nd in college basketball) compared to the 30.9 of its opponents.
The Bobcats hit 9.5 three-pointers per game (54th in college basketball), 2.0 more than their opponents (7.5).
Ohio’s 100.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 82nd in college basketball, and the 92.2 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 200th in college basketball.
Offensively, the Bobcats have fared better in home games this year, averaging 90.5 points per game, compared to 73.0 per game away from home.
Ball State Stats & Insights
Ball State’s +82 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 76.3 points per game (153rd in college basketball) while giving up 70.8 per contest (162nd in college basketball).
Ball State grabs 33.1 rebounds per game (158th in college basketball) while conceding 31.7 per outing to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.4 boards per game.
Ball State connects on 7.3 three-pointers per game (235th in college basketball) at a 33.8% rate (184th in college basketball), compared to the 7.6 its opponents make, shooting 30.6% from beyond the arc.
Ball State’s 98.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 120th in college basketball, and the 91.7 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 184th in college basketball.
In 2024-25 the Cardinals are scoring 7.3 more points per game at home (80.3) than away (73.0).
Ohio Key Players to Watch
The Bobcats leader in points and rebounds is AJ Clayton, who scores 17.4 points and pulls down 6.4 boards per game.
Ohio’s best passer is Jackson Paveletzke, who averages 5.7 assists per game to go with a PPG scoring average of 11.9.
Clayton makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bobcats, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
Ajay Sheldon and Clayton lead Ohio on the defensive end, with Sheldon leading the team in steals averaging 1.3 per game and Clayton in blocks averaging 1.9 per contest.
Ball State Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Jermahri Hill puts up enough points (16.5 per game) and assists (2.9 per game) to sit atop the team’s leaderboards.
Payton Sparks’ stat line of 7.1 rebounds, 11.3 points and 1.2 assists per game secures the top spot on the Ball State rebounding leaderboard.
Juan Sebastian Gorosito is consistent from three-point range and leads the Cardinals with 2.9 made threes per game.
Jeremiah Hernandez (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Ball State while Ben Hendriks (0.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.
Ohio vs. Ball State Prediction
Ohio 78, Ball State 72
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