International Bowl: Ball State Cardinals vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

The Ball State Cardinals and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be gunning for a bowl victory January 6 when they meet at Rogers Centre in the second International Bowl.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Scarlet Knights listed as 11-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 62.

Ball State's Nate Davis accounted for three touchdowns in a 27-21 win at Northern Illinois last time out, failing to cover the 9.5-point road spread. The 48 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 56.

Davis was 23-for-35 for 326 yards, two touchdowns while adding one on the ground for the Cardinals.

Rutgers lost 41-38 to the Louisville Cardinals last time out, as 2.5-point underdogs. The combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 60.

Ray Rice carried the ball 30 times for 121 yards with three touchdowns in a losing effort for the Scarlet Knights.

Team records:
Ball State: 7-5 SU, 7-4 ATS
Rutgers: 7-5 SU, 5-6 ATS

Ball State most recently:
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 2-8
After playing Northern Illinois are 6-4

Rutgers most recently:
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing outside the conference are 9-1
After playing Louisville are 1-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ball State's last 5 games
Ball State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Rutgers is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Rutgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games

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