Ball St. vs Eastern Illinois Prediction, Odds and Best Bets
Ball St. is on the road playing Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Ball St. -11 was the opening favorite and current line is
Game outlook
Ball St. is on the road playing Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Ball St. -11 was the opening favorite and current line is Ball St. -11.5.
The Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-7) take on the Ball State Cardinals (4-4) on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Here are betting insights and statistics for the Cardinals' (-748 to win on the moneyline) game against the Panthers (+505). In the loss to Duquesne, Ball State scored 77 points on 54.2% shooting but only made 68% of their free throws and turned the ball over 11 times. Ball State struggled defensively as Duquesne scored 78 points including 42 in the second half to erase a four-point halftime lead.
Ball State's offense is well-designed
Sparks leads the Ball State offense this season with 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Second on the team is Jarron Coleman with 12.9 points, and third is Jaylin Sellers with 12.7 points. Jacobs averages 12.5 points and 3.1 assists.
Illinois needs to get their act together
Following a 50 point victory against Blackburn, the Eastern Illinois Panthers go home with only two wins and nine games played. Eastern Illinois dominated the game defensively, allowing only 43 points on 25% shooting and forcing 23 turnovers. Eastern Illinois scored 93 points against Blackburn on nearly 55% shooting.
Caleb Donaldson led Eastern Illinois with 16 points on seven-of-eight shooting in 25 minutes. Kyle Thomas led off the bench with 13 points and 17 minutes, while Sincere Malone added 12 points in 18 minutes. Eastern Illinois' fourth double-digit scorer, Kinyon Hodges, scored 11 points.