The college basketball betting odds menu features a clash between IPFW and Ball State on Wednesday, with the host Mastodons trying to win and cover the NCAA basketball point spread line.
Ball State Cardinals vs IPFW Mastodons Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Ball State Cardinals will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Wednesday; they are 14-13-2 ATS against the betting line this season, while the IPFW Mastodons are 8-16-1 ATS. Ball State Cardinals are 19-10 on betting the total; IPFW Mastodons are 16-9.
The IPFW Mastodons sit at No. 58 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Ball State Cardinals sit at No. 122 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Ball State is ranked No. 58 in NCAA basketball at 37.73 per game. Contrast that with IPFW's No. 56 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, IPFW is the No. 3-ranked team in the country at 10.74 per game, while Ball State rates No. 25 at 9.24 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Tahjai Teague scored 19 points in a futile effort to lead the Cardinals to a win (they lost 74-70 to Akron at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday).
IPFW got 25 points from John Konchar but lost anyway, 84-80, to Nebraska-Omaha on Sunday at Denny Sanford Premier Center.
