Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, will be hosting the MAC Championship – Quarterfinal game between the Ohio Bobcats and the Ball State Cardinals on Thursday afternoon.
Ohio concluded the regular season with an overall standing of 18-13, 10-8 in conference play, and placed fifth in the Mid-American Conference with a .556 win percentage.
The Bobcats are victorious in the final game of the regular season beating the Bowling Green Falcons to an impressive score of 92-58 that ended a two-game losing streak.
Forward Dwight Wilson led the way for Ohio with 20 points and 7 rebounds while Guard Elmore James chipped in 17 points in the winning effort. The Ohio Bobcats recorded an average of 8.8 treys per match.
The Ohio Bobcats have three players with double-figure average scoring and Ohio scored an average of 78.6 PPG as a team.
Forward Dwight Wilson led the Bobcats in scoring with an average of 15.9 PPG and in rebounding with an average of 9.1 per contest.
Guard Jaylin Hunter dished out an average of 4.3 assists per outing. Hunter recorded an average of 12.7 PPG as the second double-digit scorer while Guard Miles Brown is third with an average of 10.5 PPG.
The totals went UNDER in 4 of Ohio’s last 6 games played while the Bobcats are 6-2 ATS in their last eight and 7-2 SU in their last 9 outings played.
The Ohio Bobcats are 5-0 against the spread and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 contests played versus Ball State.
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Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals Predictions 3/9/2023
The Ball State Cardinals enter the quarterfinal round of the MAC Championship after finishing fourth in the conference with a 20-11 overall standing and 10-8 in the conference play.
Ball State finished the season with a 1-4 record in the last five matches played with a three-game losing streak following an 81-87 loss to the Toledo Rockets on March 3.
Center Payton Sparks led the Cardinals in scoring with 24 points while grabbing 11 rebounds in the losing effort. Guard Jaylin Sellers pitched in 14 points for Ball State in the loss.
Guard Jarron Coleman averages 14.5 PPG with an average of 3.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest on the season.
Center Payton Sparks controlled the board for the Cardinals with an average of 8.7 rebounds per match while averaging 13.0 PPG and Guard Demarius Jacobs chipped in 12.2 PPG.
The Ball State Cardinals have four players with double-figure average scoring.
The Ball State Cardinals are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 matches while the totals went OVER in 6 of the Cardinals’ last 7 games played.
Ball State is 1-4 straight up in its last 5 outings while the totals went OVER in 4 of the Cardinals’ last 5 contests played versus Ohio.
Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State Cardinals. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Ohio +1.
The Bobcats shut down the Cardinals in their recent face-off back in January and Ohio covered the spread in six of the last ten outings played while Ball State covered only five.
The Cardinals have issues in winning games just recently with a three-game losing streak in exiting the regular season. The prediction: The Ohio Bobcats will win 74-70.
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Ohio Bobcats vs Ball State Cardinals 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NCAAB Starting Time: 1:30 PM ET
Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
TV: ESPN+
NCAAB Odds/Point Spread: Ohio Bobcats +1
NCAAB Totals: 152.5