The Ball State Cardinals (12-5, 3-1 MAC) will host the Western Michigan Broncos (6-11, 2-2 MAC) after winning five straight home games. The contest begins at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Cardinals’ ( to win on the moneyline) contest against the Broncos ().
The betting trends in this article reference odds valid as of January 17, 2023 at 5:38 PM ET.
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Ball State vs Western Michigan Betting Odds
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Ball State Offense Vs. Western Michigan Defense
| Ball State Offense | Stats (Rank) | Western Michigan Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 76.5 (76) | Points/Gm | 72.9 (278) |
| 4.2 (338) | Possessions/Game | 10.4 (203) |
| 47.9 (34) | Field Goal % | 48.2 (350) |
| 37.7 (43) | 3PT % | 38.9 (354) |
| 54.4 (46) | Effective FG % | 56.0 (355) |
| 58.5 (32) | True Shooting % | 65.5 (362) |
Western Michigan Offense Vs. Ball State Defense
| Western Michigan Offense | Stats (Rank) | Ball State Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 72.2 (165) | Points/Gm | 67.0 (119) |
| 10.4 (160) | Possessions/Game | 4.2 (26) |
| 45.1 (154) | Field Goal % | 42.0 (106) |
| 34.1 (178) | 3PT % | 34.2 (220) |
| 51.8 (144) | Effective FG % | 47.5 (89) |
| 54.9 (169) | True Shooting % | 52.8 (111) |
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Ball State Betting Insights
- Ball State has covered nine times in 15 matchups with a spread this season.
- The Cardinals have covered the spread three times this season (3-1 ATS) when playing as at least 9.5-point favorites.
- Ball State and its opponents have combined to go over the point total seven out of 15 times this season.
- The Cardinals and their opponents have gone over 146 combined points in seven of 15 games this season.
- The average point total in Ball State’s games this season is 143.5, 2.5 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
Western Michigan Betting Insights
- Western Michigan has put together a 7-7-0 record against the spread this year.
- The Broncos have been an underdog by 9.5 points or more seven times this season, and covered the spread in five of those games.
- A total of nine Western Michigan’s games this year have hit the over.
- Broncos games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 146 points in seven of 14 outings.
- Western Michigan’s games this season have had an average of 145.2 points, 0.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
Ball State Key Players
- Jarron Coleman leads the Cardinals in points and assists. He averages 14.1 points per game while tacking on 3.4 assists.
- Ball State’s rebounding leader is Payton Sparks, who pulls down 8.1 per game.
- Coleman connects on 2.2 treys per game to lead the Cardinals.
- Demarius Jacobs grabs 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, both team-high averages.
Western Michigan Key Players
- The Broncos go-to guy, Lamar Norman Jr., leads the team in both scoring (17.8 points per game) and assists (2.8 assists per game).
- Markeese Hastings collects all of the boards and is the Western Michigan leader in rebounds, pulling down 10.1 per game.
- Norman Jr. leads the Broncos in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.9 made threes per game.
- Western Michigan’s Tray Maddox has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.2 per game and Hastings is first in blocks with 0.5 per game.
