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Chicago State Cougars283563
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NCAAB · Chicago State Cougars at Ball St. Cardinals

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Chicago State Cougars vs Ball St. Cardinals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 28, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Worthen Arena — Muncie, IN

Article updated Dec 26, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Chicago State is on the road playing Ball St. at the John E. Worthen Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Ball St. -12.5 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Chicago State is on the road playing Ball St. at the John E. Worthen Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/28/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Ball St. -12.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Ball St. -11.5.

Chicago State Highlights

With a power ranking of 256, Chicago State is ranked #318 in offense (scoring an average of 66.00 per game), #312 in defense (allowing an average of 74.71 points to be scored against them per game) and are 3-12 (9-6 ATS) this season.

Ball St. Highlights

Ball St. Cardinals has a power ranking of 55 and are #101 for offense (scoring an average of 77.00 per game), #116 for defense (giving up an average of 74.71 points per game) and 8-4 (6-4 ATS) overall. Chicago State went 2-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Ball St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CHIC 80.75, BALL 57.75. 51% of SportsJaw predicts Ball St. Cardinals to cover. OddsShark predicts Ball State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Cougars 67 to Cardinals 90.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Cougars 67 to Cardinals 90.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Cougars vs Cardinals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Cougars vs Cardinals matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago State Cougars+600 → +500Moved
  • Moneyline · Ball St. Cardinals-750 → -650Moved
  • Spread · Chicago State Cougars+12.5 (-110) → +11.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Ball St. Cardinals-12.5 (-110) → -11.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over143 (-110) → 138.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under143 (-110) → 138.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago State Cougars
13-19 matchup record · 1-2-0 ATS · 1-2-0 O/U
Last 3 completed games on file
Ball St. Cardinals
12-19 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-26T19:14:18.279Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Ball St. Cardinals defeated Chicago State Cougars 70-63

Ball St. Cardinals defeated Chicago State Cougars 70-63 on December 28, 2022, a 7-point decision in the series. Ball St. Cardinals' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 41-35. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago State Cougars +11.5 (-110) spread, Chicago State Cougars covered, while the 133 combined points finished under the recorded total of 138.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • FlyigglesflySpread · Chicago State Cougars +12.5 (-110)Win
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Ball St. Cardinals -793Win
  • CoolioSpread · Ball St. Cardinals -11 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Ball St. Cardinals -11 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Ball St. Cardinals -11 (-110)Loss