Toledo Rockets vs Ball State Cardinals Prediction, 3/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Ball State Cardinals

Date: Friday, March 3, 2023

Location: Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Ball State Cardinals (20-10) welcome the Toledo Rockets (25-6) at Worthen Arena on Friday.

The Toledo Rockets took the court against Central Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 99-65 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 23 and Central Michigan recorded 21 fouls. They also buried 9 of 21 shots from 3-point range. Central Michigan went 60.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 23 shots. Moreover, Central Michigan collected 22 boards (9 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Central Michigan recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Toledo let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the field on 21 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in the game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 28 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Toledo walked away from the game with a 58.5% field goal percentage (31 out of 53) and buried 9 of their 16 3-pointers.

Setric Millner is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up scoring 32 points on 11 of 15 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and also collected 6 boards. He finished shooting 73.3% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Toledo steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 25-6 this year. They are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Toledo is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 473 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 31st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 39.8% on three-point attempts (267 of 671) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 85.9 points per contest (2nd in Division 1) while shooting 49.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rockets are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 296th in college hoops in giving up assists with 433 surrendered for the season. The Rockets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.5% (864 of 1,898) and they surrender 33.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 333rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.2).

In their last game, the Ball State Cardinals took a defeat with a final score of 87-83 when they faced Akron. The Cardinals were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Akron committed 14 fouls for the game which took the Cardinals to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 81.8%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Ball State made 12 of 25 attempts (48.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals finished the game shooting 31 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 51.7%. The Cardinals allowed Akron to convert 26 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.1% in the game. They went 38.7% from three-point range via 12 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Ball State permitted Akron to pull down 29 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Windham was important for the Cardinals in the game. He earned 19 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 7 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Ball State has a win-loss record of 20-10 for the season. The Cardinals have committed 16.5 fouls per contest while shooting 68.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per game (169th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest. Ball State has scored 2,294 points for the season (76.5 per game) and they collect 36.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cardinals are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 43rd in D-1.

The Cardinals on defense are ranked 196th in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.5. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (161st in the nation). The Ball State defense concedes 37.3% from downtown (216 of 579) and opponents are converting on 72.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 9.4 assists and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 10th and 98th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ball State

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