The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-1) will be at home when they square off against the Ball State Cardinals (1-1). The game gets underway at 6:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 20.
The Colonels are hoping for a better outcome after their 78-59 loss to UNC Wilmington on Monday. Jarelle Reischel put in a solid effort despite the loss for Eastern Kentucky, recording 17 points and 13 rebounds to earn his first double-double of the season. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are coming off a 73-56 win against Eastern Illinois on Monday. Bo Calhoun had a good game, accumulating 17 points and 12 rebounds to claim his first double-double of the season.
Eastern Kentucky is a slight two-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 141 points. The Colonels are still winless Against The Spread (0-1 ATS), but have managed a 1-1 Straight Up (SU) record to start the season.
Over on the other bench, Ball State has identical records of 1-1 SU and ATS so far. The Cardinals have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the nation at .323.
This game will be the first meeting for Eastern Kentucky and Ball State in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – BallSt, ATS Winner – BallSt, O/U – Under
Notes
Eastern Kentucky is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games.
Eastern Kentucky is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home.
The Ball State Cardinals have a defensive rating of 90.9 (ranked 97th), while the Eastern Kentucky Colonels have an offensive rating of 104.5 (ranked 196th).
The Ball State Cardinals average a field goal percentage of 39.1% this season. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels have split their games this season (1-1) when opponents have a FG% of 39.1% or greater.
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Ball State Cardinals both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Eastern Kentucky is 175th and 156th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Ball State ranks 312th and 284th in these categories.
Ball State makes an average of 5.5 steals per game. Eastern Kentucky has not won a game when it has allowed 5 or more steals this season (0-1).
