Central Michigan Chippewas vs Ball State Cardinals Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Ball State Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN

TV: ESPN3

The Central Michigan Chippewas (5-14) are traveling to Worthen Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Ball State Cardinals (11-11).

The Central Michigan Chippewas played Buffalo and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-54 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Chippewas finished with 14 and Buffalo totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 27 attempts from downtown. Buffalo went 81.3% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 16 tries. On top of that, Buffalo snagged 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Buffalo doled out 17 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. With regard to the defense, Central Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 7 dimes for the game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Chippewas made 11 of 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. Central Michigan finished having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 of 56) and buried 5 of their 21 3-pointers.

Ralph Bissainthe is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played 34 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Central Michigan heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-14 this season. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Central Michigan is collecting 31.3 boards per game and has racked up 212 dimes on the season, which ranks 340th in the country in terms of passing. The Chippewas are hitting 36.1% from downtown (149 of 413) and 66.6% from the free throw line. They average 64.5 points per contest (321st in the nation) while shooting 40.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Chippewas are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 144th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 266 conceded for the season. The Chippewas are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (524 of 1,114) and they concede 38.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 351st in the nation in opponents points per game (79.0).

In their last game, the Ball State Cardinals took home the win by a final score of 93-83 when they faced Toledo. The Cardinals were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest. They coughed it up 7 times, but wrapped up the game with no steals. Toledo was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a clip of 77.3%. When talking about shots from distance, Ball State made 14 of their 29 attempts (48.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals finished shooting 31 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Cardinals allowed Toledo to make 34 out of 77 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2% in the game. They finished 32.1% from 3-point land by hitting 9 of 28 and finished the game at 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). Regarding rebounds, Ball State permitted Toledo to pull down 37 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Payton Sparks ended up having an impact for the Cardinals in this contest. He tallied 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and tallied 4 assists for the game. He converted 6 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a rate of 54.5%, and accumulated 11 rebounds.

Ball State has a record of 11-11 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinals are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 129th in D-1. Ball State has earned 1,648 points so far this year (74.9 per contest) and they pull down 35.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (174th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Cardinals commit 17.9 fouls every game while shooting 69.0% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 332nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 76.8. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (287th in college hoops). The Ball State defense gives up 35.9% on 3-point attempts (197 of 548) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.4 assists and 36.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 244th and 263rd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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