MAC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 9

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 8, 2023

There are four games on the college basketball schedule on Thursday that feature MAC teams, and we have best bets recomendations. That includes the Ohio Bobcats versus the Ball State Cardinals.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the MAC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Ohio (+1.5) vs Ball St

While DraftKings has Ball State winning by 1.5, the model has Ohio taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (four points). Take Ohio.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Ohio 17-13-1 10-8-1 7-5-0 9-4-1 7-8-0 10-8-1
Ball State 15-15-0 10-9-0 5-5-0 5-7-0 8-5-0 9-10-0

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Total Pick: Northern Illinois vs Kent State Over (141)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (143.6 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (141 points).

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Kent State 9-19-0 7-5-0 2-13-0 8-10-0
Northern Illinois 17-12-0 6-4-0 9-8-0 10-8-0

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Moneyline Pick: Ohio (+100) vs Ball St (-120)

Score Prediction: Ohio 76, Ball State 73

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Ohio 14-5 4-8 12-0 1-1 2-5 2-6 9-4 2-4
Ball State 15-5 3-7 9-1 1-1 5-2 1-5 9-4 2-4

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Today’s MAC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Miami (OH) (12-20) vs Toledo (26-6) 11:00 AM ET ESPN+ Toledo (-14) 154
Ohio (19-13) vs Ball State (20-12) 1:30 PM ET ESPN+ Ball State (-1.5) 151
Northern Illinois (13-18) vs Kent State (25-6) 4:00 PM ET ESPN+ Kent State (-13.5) 141
Buffalo (15-16) vs Akron (21-10) 6:30 PM ET ESPN+ Akron (-7.5) 146.5

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