Toledo vs. Ball State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 13, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 12, 2024

Jalin Anderson will be among the players to watch when the Ball State Cardinals (8-7, 0-3 MAC) meet the Toledo Rockets (9-6, 3-0 MAC), Saturday at 7:00 PM ET at Savage Arena. Toledo is a double-digit 10.5-point favorite against Ball State when the Rockets play the Cardinals on Saturday. The over/under is 153.5 points for the game.

Toledo vs. Ball State Betting Lines

Toledo vs Ball State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Toledo -10.5 153.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Toledo (-10.5)
Total Pick Under (153.5)

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Toledo vs. Ball State Stat Rankings

Toledo Avg. (Rank) Ball State Avg. (Rank)
79.3 (70th) Points Scored 74.0 (198th)
78.3 (329th) Points Allowed 69.7 (137th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
6.9 (302nd) Off. Rebounds 7.4 (280th)
6.1 (298th) 3pt Made 7.9 (142nd)
12.6 (235th) Assists 12.0 (278th)
10.9 (116th) Turnovers 12.2 (235th)

Toledo vs. Ball State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Rockets are 8-7-0 this year.
  • As a 10.5-point favorite or greater, Toledo has one win ATS (1-1) this season.
  • The Rockets have played 15 games this season, and eight of them have gone over the total.
  • Toledo and its opponent have broken the 153.5-point mark 10 times this year.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 153.5 points, and that’s 4.1 less than the average total in this season’s Rockets contests.
  • Ball State has covered the spread eight times in 13 games.
  • The Cardinals have one win ATS (1-2) as a 10.5-point underdog or greater this season.
  • Out of 15 Toledo’s games so far this year, eight have gone over the total.
  • Cardinals games have finished with over 153.5 points scored five times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 9.8 points higher than the average scoring total for Ball State’s games of 143.7.

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Toledo Impact Players

  • Tyler Cochran leads his team in rebounds per game (5.9), and also posts 13.3 points and 2.0 assists. Defensively, he delivers 2.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Dante Maddox Jr. averages 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Javan Simmons is posting 12.0 points, 1.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds per contest.
  • Sonny Wilson posts 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest, shooting 38.7% from the floor.

Ball State Impact Players

  • Basheer Jihad is putting up team highs in points (19.1 per game) and rebounds (8.0). And he is contributing 1.5 assists, making 49.2% of his shots from the floor and 36.1% from 3-point range, with 1.5 triples per game.
  • Anderson is the Cardinals’ top assist man (4.7 per game), and he produces 16.2 points and 4.5 rebounds.
  • The Cardinals receive 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Mickey Pearson Jr..
  • Davion Bailey gives the Cardinals 11.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • The Cardinals get 4.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Mason Jones.

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