The Toledo Rockets (24-6, 15-2 MAC) battle the Ball State Cardinals (20-10, 11-6) on Friday. Tip from Worthen Arena is set for 6 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Toledo vs. Ball State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Toledo blew out Central Michigan on Tuesday to cover as 15-point road favorites and win its 14 straight game. In the last 10 games, Toledo is 7-3 against the spread (ATS) to improve to 17-11 ATS this season.
Ball State lost 87-83 to Akron on Tuesday, but covered as 9.5-point road underdogs. It has now lost back-to-back games and 3 of its last 4, but is 7-3 in its last 10 games. In that span, the Cardinals are 6-4 ATS to improve to 15-13 ATS on the season.
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Toledo at Ball State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:29 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Toledo -180 (bet $180 to win $100) | Ball State +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread (ATS): Toledo -3.5 (-115) | Ball State +3.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 158.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Toledo at Ball State picks and predictions
Prediction
Toledo 85, Ball State 80
Moneyline
PASS.
The moneyline does not present a profitable play on Toledo in this matchup.
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Against the spread
LEAN TOLEDO -3.5 (-115).
The red-hot Rockets look for their 15th straight win. Toledo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games, including covering a 15-point spread in their last game. The Rockets also post a 17-11 ATS record.
Over/Under
BET OVER 158.5 (-110).
The Rockets have an O/U record of 19-9 and the Cardinals have an O/U record of 16-11-1.
The Over is 5-1 in the Rockets’ last 6 games following an outright win of more than 20 points, 4-1 in their last 5 overall, and 4-1 in their last 5 games following an outright win.
For the Cardinals, the Over is 4-0 in their last 4 Friday games, 5-0 in their last 5 home games, 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning outright record, and 4-0 in their last 4 games following an outright loss.
Expect a lot of points in this matchup, BET OVER 158.5 (-110).
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