Ball State Cardinals vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center (MI) is where the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6) will go up against the Ball State Cardinals (6-7) on Saturday.

The Ball State Cardinals faced Kent State and took a loss by a final of 66-65 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cardinals ended up finishing with 18 and Kent State accounted for 18 fouls. They also knocked down 3 out of their 18 attempts from distance. Kent State finished shooting 68.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Kent State had 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kent State recorded 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Ball State allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the floor on 25 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 35 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cardinals knocked down 12 of their 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Ball State ended the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 55) and knocked down 9 of their 29 three-point shots.

Tyler Cochran is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 32 mins and also collected 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 23 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Ball State heads into this matchup with a mark of 6-7 for the year. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Ball State is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and has accounted for 179 dimes on the year, which ranks 173rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are connecting on 36.6% on shots from distance (119 of 325) and 68.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.2 points per contest (135th in D-1) on 43.9% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 206th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 167 surrendered on the campaign. The Cardinals defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (347 of 770) and they surrender 36.7 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 37.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 334th in the country in points per game allowed (77.2).

When they last played, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took home the win by a final score of 85-79 when they played Western Michigan. The Eagles earned 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. Western Michigan was called for 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 57.1%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Eastern Michigan knocked down 7 out of 20 tries (35.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 58 from the field which had them sitting at 53.4%. The Eagles permitted Western Michigan to make 29 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0% for this game. They finished shooting 29.6% from distance by going 8 out of 27 and finished the game at 13 of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). In relation to how they rebounded, Eastern Michigan permitted Western Michigan to pull down 34 in total (7 offensive).

Noah Farrakhan was important for the Eagles for this contest. He tallied 25 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists in this contest. He buried 10 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan has a win-loss mark of 6-6 for the campaign. The Eagles are committing 17.6 fouls per game and they connect on 69.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 9.8 times per game (344th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per game. Eastern Michigan has 877 points on the year (73.1 per game) and they grab 36.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Eagles are hitting on 43.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 234th in the country.

The Eastern Michigan defense gives up 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (90 of 280) and opponents are knocking down 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.8 dimes and 40.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 123rd and 353rd in college hoops. The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 331st in college basketball in points given up per game with 77.0. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (213th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ball State

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