Ball State Cardinals vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Central Michigan Chippewas (16-11) will play the Ball State Cardinals (13-14) at McGuirk Arena on Tuesday.

The Ball State Cardinals took the court against Eastern Michigan and took a loss by a final of 58-56 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 13 while Eastern Michigan finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 18 tries from beyond the perimeter. Eastern Michigan finished the contest at 63.6% from the free throw line by making 7 of their 11 shots. In addition, Eastern Michigan grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Eastern Michigan earned 12 assists and had 7 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Ball State let their opponent shoot 39.7% from the floor on 23 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinals knocked down 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Ball State ended having earned a 34.5% field goal percentage (19 out of 55) and made 5 of their 25 3-point attempts.

Basheer Jihad is a guy who played a role for the contest. He walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played for 38 mins played and also grabbed 16 rebounds. He shot 42.9% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Ball State heads into this game with a mark of 13-14 for the season. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Ball State is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 339 dimes this season, which is 263rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Cardinals are connecting on 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 553) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.3 points per outing (199th in college hoops) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are 111th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 333 relinquished so far this season. The Cardinals defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.7% (698 of 1,562) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 140th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Central Michigan Chippewas took a defeat with a final score of 88-60 when they played Miami. In the matter of rebounding, Central Michigan permitted Miami to collect 32 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 57.7% from distance by going 15 out of 26 and finished the contest at 19 of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). The Chippewas permitted Miami to knock down 27 of 52 tries from the field which had them sitting at 51.9% in the game. When the game finished, the Chippewas ended up shooting 21 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. In regard to three-point attempts, Central Michigan converted 8 out of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 52.6%. Miami earned 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Chippewas to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Chippewas pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this matchup.

Anthony Pritchard ended up being a major contributor for the Chippewas in this game. He converted 6 out of 8 for this game for a rate of 75.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in the game.

Central Michigan has a record of 16-11 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Chippewas are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which is ranked 288th in college hoops. Central Michigan has accumulated 1,793 points so far this year (66.4 per contest) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per contest (317th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Chippewas are committing 16.5 fouls per game and they hit 66.6% from the free throw line.

The Chippewas on the defensive side of the court are 128th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 70.1. They are forcing 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (52nd in college basketball). The Central Michigan defense gives up 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (207 of 664) and opponents are converting on 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.2 assists and 37.2 boards per game, which is 214th and 300th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Central Michigan and under the total points

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