Ball State Cardinals Visit Akron Zips in NCAA Basketball Betting Battle

Ball State Cardinals

vs

Akron Zips
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 7:00 PM ET
James A. Rhodes Arena

The Akron Zips hope to be lousy hosts on Tuesday as the Ball State Cardinals pay a visit to James A. Rhodes Arena on the college basketball betting odds menu.

Ball State Cardinals vs Akron Zips Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Akron Zips as -10-point favorites on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting linemay have moved, check for updates

Ball State Cardinals vs Akron Zips Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The 13-6 and 8-6 ATS Akron Zips will face the 7-10 Ball State Cardinals, who own a 8-5 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Akron Zips are 7-3 on the OVER/UNDER so far this season while the Ball State Cardinals are 4-3.

According to new college basketball power rankings here at Odds Shark, it's the No. 24-ranked Akron Zips and the No. 185-rated Ball State Cardinals in this matchup.

How Ball State Cardinals vs Akron Zips Stats Matchup

Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Akron's No. 94-ranked scoring average of 69.74 PPG, against a Ball State Cardinals defense rated No. 153 and allowing 66.71 PPG. The Akron Zips FG% has averaged 42.21% to date this season, less than the Ball State Cardinals shooters have managed so far (42.39% per game).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Ball State got 16 points from Sean Sellers but lost anyway, 63-52, to Kent State on Saturday at Worthen Arena.

Isaiah Johnson scored 16 points leading the Zips to a 71-69 victory over Western Michigan at University Arena on Saturday.

Ball State Cardinals vs Akron Zips Betting Odds Trends

Ball State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Ball State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ball State is 1-23 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Ball State is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Akron
Akron is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Akron is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Akron's last 5 games
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Ball State at Miami (Ohio), Saturday, January 31st
Akron at Bowling Green, Saturday, January 31st

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