Ball State Cardinals vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN3

The Ohio Bobcats (16-3) will go up against the Ball State Cardinals (10-10) at Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday.

The Ball State Cardinals faced Western Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 83-72 in their last contest. Ball State finished with a 58.5% FG percentage (31 out of 53) and knocked down 10 of 20 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Cardinals converted 11 of 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected 27 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defense, Ball State allowed their opponent to shoot 55.8% from the floor on 24 out of 43 shooting. Western Michigan doled out 10 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. In addition, Western Michigan grabbed 17 rebounds (1 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Western Michigan went 82.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 17 shots. They also buried 10 of their 23 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Cardinals left the arena with 16 and Western Michigan accumulated 25 personal fouls.

Luke Bumbalough is a player who came through in the game. He ended up going 62.5% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and collected 1 board. He accounted for 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Ball State heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-10 on the season. They are turning it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Ball State is snagging 35.3 rebounds per game and has earned 263 assists on the year, which has them ranked 190th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Cardinals are connecting on 36.4% on shots from downtown (171 of 470) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.6 points per contest (106th in D-1) while going 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 fouls. They relinquish 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 328th in the country in PPG allowed (76.0). The Cardinals defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (531 of 1,187) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 222nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 263 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio Bobcats took home the win by a final score of 74-53 when they played Buffalo. The Bobcats pulled down 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Buffalo was called for 12 fouls in the game which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a clip of 70.0%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Ohio converted 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Bobcats walked away from this one shooting 29 for 66 from the field which had them shooting 43.9%. The Bobcats permitted Buffalo to bury 21 of their 55 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.2% for the game. They finished 23.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 21 and finished the game at 6 of 6 at the free throw line (100.0%). When talking about rebounds, Ohio allowed Buffalo to grab 36 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Mark Sears ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats in this contest. He tallied 27 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this game. He made 9 of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Ohio has a win-loss mark of 16-3 for the year. The Bobcats commit 13.7 fouls per contest while shooting 76.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.7 times per game (214th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game. Ohio has totaled 1,404 pts so far this year (73.9 per game) and they collect 34.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bobcats are hitting on 43.4% from the field, which ranks 221st in the nation.

The Bobcats defensively are ranked 102nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 66.2. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (222nd in D-1). The Ohio defense concedes 31.0% on 3-point shots (122 of 394) and opponents are making 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.1 dimes and 34.2 rebounds per contest, which is 67th and 152nd in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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