Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Western Michigan Broncos and the Ball State Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Scheumann Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 4-point favorites versus the Broncos, while the game's total has not yet been posted. In their last action, Ball State was a 31-17 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Central Michigan. They covered the 19.5?point spread as underdogs, while the total score (48) made winners of UNDER bettors. Current streak: Western Michigan has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Western Michigan: 1-3 SU, 0-3 ATS Ball State: 2-3 SU, 2-1 ATS Western Michigan most recently: When playing in October are 4-6 When playing on turf are 4-6 After being outgained are 6-4 When playing within the conference are 4-6 Ball State most recently: When playing in October are 5-5 When playing on turf are 4-6 After outgaining opponent are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Western Michigan's last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 6 games when playing Ball State Western Michigan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ball State Western Michigan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Ball State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Western Michigan The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ball State's last 6 games when playing Western Michigan Ball State is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games Ball State is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home Next up: Western Michigan at Notre Dame, Saturday, October 16 Ball State home to Eastern Michigan, Saturday, October 16 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history. |