Ball State Cardinals vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Savage Arena in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

Savage Arena is where the Toledo Rockets (15-9) will play the Ball State Cardinals (12-12) on Tuesday.

The Ball State Cardinals played Eastern Michigan and notched a win by a score of 86-84 in their last contest. Ball State finished having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 52) and converted 7 of their 20 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals knocked down 25 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 89.3%. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 23 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defending, Ball State let their opponent shoot 55.9% from the floor on 33 out of 59 shooting. Eastern Michigan dished out 18 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. On top of that, Eastern Michigan grabbed 24 boards (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Eastern Michigan finished the game at 76.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 17 shots. They knocked down 5 of 17 attempts from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Cardinals walked away with 16 and Eastern Michigan finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Jermahri Hill is one guy who was important in this contest. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 39 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 53.3% from the floor and totaled 7 assists.

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Ball State enters this game with a mark of 12-12 so far this season. They have an average of 76.4 pts per contest (120th in D-1) while hitting 46.4% from the floor. The Cardinals are connecting on 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (174 of 502) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Ball State is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 326 dimes on the campaign, which is 228th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Cardinals are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They rank 248th in college hoops in giving up assists with 346 surrendered this season. The Cardinals defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.4% (639 of 1,439) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 31.5% from 3-point land and they rank 263rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.5).

For their last game, the Toledo Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 92-80 when they played Miami. The Rockets were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 27 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Miami earned 24 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throws for a rate of 74.1%. Concerning shooting from distance, Toledo made 8 of their 19 attempts (42.1%). Overall, the Rockets ended up shooting 26 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Rockets permitted Miami to make 29 out of 65 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.6% in the game. They finished 50.0% from downtown by shooting 15 of 30 and finished the game at 19 of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Toledo permitted Miami to snag 43 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Sonny Wilson pitched in for the Rockets for the matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in this matchup. He made 9 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 81.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Toledo has a win-loss record of 15-9 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 112th in the country. Toledo has accounted for 1,893 pts so far this season (78.9 per game) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per contest (186th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game. The Rockets are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Rockets defensively are ranked 323rd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 78.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (332nd in college). The Toledo defense concedes 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (209 of 580) and their opponents are making 71.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 35.5 total boards per game, which is 264th and 247th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ball State

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