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Ball State Cardinals vs. Xavier Musketeers
The fans at Cintas Center will be treated to a game between the Ball State Cardinals and the Xavier Musketeers when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Musketeers as -20-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 149.5.
In their last action, Xavier was a 77-71 winner on the road against Cowboys. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Ball State was a 93-80 loser in its last match on the road against Leathernecks. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Ball State:
Team record: 3-4 SU,2-5 ATS
Ball State is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Ball State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ball State's last 11 games on the road
Xavier:
Team record: 7-1 SU,6-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Xavier is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Xavier is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Xavier's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Ball State home to Indiana-Kokomo Sunday, December 12
Xavier home to Cincinnati Saturday, December 11