Miami RedHawks vs Ball State Cardinals Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Ball State Cardinals

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Ball State Cardinals (9-8) will play the Miami RedHawks (8-9) at Worthen Arena on Saturday.

The Miami RedHawks stepped onto the hardwood against Bowling Green and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-73 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 57) and buried 7 out of their 18 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the RedHawks knocked down 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 of 57 shooting. Bowling Green distributed 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Bowling Green grabbed 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bowling Green ended up shooting 61.3% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 31 tries. They also buried 7 of 20 shots from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the RedHawks finished with 23 and Bowling Green accumulated 15 fouls.

Reece Potter is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played 19 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Miami comes into this one with a record of 8-9 on the year. They are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.0 fouls every game. As a team, Miami is pulling in 32.4 boards per game and has accumulated 273 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 65th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The RedHawks are hitting 37.9% on 3-pointers (142 of 375) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They average 74.5 pts per contest (188th in the nation) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

On defense, the RedHawks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are conceding 28.9% on 3-point shots while they are 164th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (71.0). The RedHawks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (438 of 992) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 95th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 199 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Ball State Cardinals walked away with a victory by a final of 76-62 against Eastern Michigan. When talking about rebounds, Ball State allowed Eastern Michigan to collect 33 in all (9 offensive). They finished 23.5% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Cardinals permitted Eastern Michigan to convert 23 of 57 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 40.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cardinals ended up going 26 for 52 from the field which had them at 50.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Ball State made 7 out of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.3%. Eastern Michigan earned 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Cardinals pulled down 26 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest.

Davion Bailey ended up being a factor for the Cardinals in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Ball State has a record of 9-8 for the year. As an offensive team, the Cardinals are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 118th in college hoops. Ball State has scored 1,258 points so far this year (74.0 per game) and they snag 34.3 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per contest (302nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.8% from the free throw line.

The Cardinals are ranked 133rd in the country in points given up per game with 69.6. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (285th in D-1). The Ball State defense gives up 33.9% on 3-point attempts (113 of 333) and their opposition knocks down 71.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.4 dimes and 31.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 144th and 38th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ball State

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