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Ball State Cardinals vs. Akron Zips
The Ball State Cardinals and the Akron Zips will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at James A. Rhodes Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Zips as -4-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 135.5.
In their last action, Akron was a 84-69 winner at home against Broncos. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites.
Ball State was a 88-68 winner in their most recent outing at home against Bulls. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Ball State:
Team record: 9-6 SU,8-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Ball State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Ball State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Ball State's last 13 games on the road
Akron:
Team record: 12-3 SU,8-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Akron is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Akron is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Ball State
Next up:
Ball State at Eastern Michigan Tuesday, January 14
Akron at Northern Illinois Tuesday, January 14