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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Ball State vs Western Michigan CFB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark
The Ball State Cardinals and the Western Michigan Broncos will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Waldo Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Broncos listed as 11½-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
In their last action, Ball State was a 31-27 winner at home against Central Michigan. They covered the 3?point spread as favorites, while the combined score (58) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Western Michigan lost its last outing, a 14-10 result against Eastern Michigan on October 22. Western Michigan failed to cover in that game as a 12-point favorite, while the 24 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Current streak:
Ball State has won 2 straight games.
Western Michigan has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Ball State: 5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS 
Western Michigan: 4-4 SU, 5-3 ATS 
Ball State most recently:
When playing in October are 3-7
When playing on turf are 7-3
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 5-5

Western Michigan most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Ball State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Western Michigan
Ball State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Western Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ball State's last 7 games when playing Western Michigan
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ball State's last 10 games on the road
Western Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Michigan's last 7 games when playing Ball State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Michigan's last 6 games 
Western Michigan is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ball State
Next up:
Ball State at Eastern Michigan, Saturday, November 5
Western Michigan at Toledo, Tuesday, November 8