The IUPUI Jaguars head to John E. Worthen Arena to take on the Ball State Cardinals. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1 and can be seen on ES3.
The Cardinals barely escaped Valparaiso 69-66 on Saturday. Bo Calhoun was the team’s high scorer with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting. The Jaguars are coming off a 78-72 loss to Georgia State on Friday. Jordan Pickett had a game-high 19 points.
Ball State, an eight-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against IUPUI. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 135 points. The Cardinals come into this game 5-2 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Cardinals are a high-volume shooting team from the line with 16.0 free throws made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I. Ball State will look to take advantage of the Jaguars and their propensity to foul. IUPUI ranks 340th in the nation in fouls, averaging 24.4 per game.
As for their opponent, IUPUI has a SU record of 2-5 and an ATS record of 3-3.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, IUPUI came out on top, but Ball State still leads the head-to-head record, 5-4 SU. On the other hand, IUPUI holds the advantage ATS with a record of 2-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – BallSt, ATS Winner – BallSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Ball State is 5-19 SU in its last 24 games.
Ball State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
IUPUI scores an average of just 69.7 points per game (ranked 261st). Ball State ranks 51st in points allowed, giving up 63.7 points per game.
The Ball State Cardinals have a defensive rating of 96.6 (ranked 98th), while the IUPUI Jaguars have an offensive rating of 94.5 (ranked 311th).
IUPUI has an average field goal percentage of 40.6%. Ball State is an even 1-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Ball State Cardinals and the IUPUI Jaguars both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Ball State is 165th and 154th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while IUPUI is 282nd and 274th in these categories.
Ball State ranks 75th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.30. IUPUI is ranked lower at 325th with an A/TO of .71.
Ball State has forced an average turnover percentage of 18.4% this season. IUPUI has a losing 2-4 record when its TO% is 18.4% or higher.
