Ball State Vs Akron NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The Akron Zips (9-5, 1-0 MAC) will visit the Ball State Cardinals (10-4,1-1 MAC), who have lost three consecutive road games. The game begins at 8:30 PM ET on Friday, January 6, 2023.

Ball State is 7-5-0 against the spread this year. Ball State has played 12 games this season and six of them have hit the over. The point total average for Cardinals games is 144.5. In games involving Akron this this term, the average is 131.6 points. Payton Sparks leads the Cardinals at 7.7 rebounds per game. Jarron Coleman leads them with 3.4 assists per contest. Jaylin Sellers averages a team-leading 14.2 points per match.

Ball State is 7-5-0 against the spread this year. The Cardinals are 4-2 as 2-point favorites or more. Akron has covered the spreads four times in 12 games this season.

Demarius Jacobs averages 13 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Payton Sparks leads the Cardinals at 7.7 rebounds per contest. Jarron Coleman leads them at 3 assist per match. Jaylin Sellers averages a team-leading 14.5 points per games. Mickey Pearson Jr puts up 6. 9 points and 5.4 rebounds.

Enrique Freeman is the Zips’ top rebounder (10.4 per game) Trendon Hankerson is their second-leading scorer (9.1 points) Greg Tribble is a good scorer too (6. 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1.9 assists). Tavari Johnson makes 45.7% of his shots from the field and 40% from 3-point range.