Ohio vs. Ball State Prediction, Odds, Line, Pick, and Preview: November 15

The Ohio Bobcats will be on the road in this Week 12 NCAA Football matchup as they take on the Ball State Cardinals in a Mid-American Conference game on Tuesday, November 15th.

The Bobcats (7-3, 5-1) are on a five-game winning streak after a 37-21 road victory against the Miami Redhawks last Tuesday. The Cardinals (5-5, 3-3) are coming off a 28-21 road win over the Toledo Rockets last Tuesday as well.

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Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State Cardinals: Match Details

Fixture: Ohio Bobcats @ Ball State Cardinals

Date & Time: Tuesday, November 15, 7:00 p.m EDT

Venue: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana

Ohio has done pretty well offensively throughout the season, averaging 33.8 points on a total of 444.3 yards. Junior quarterback Kurtis Rourke has played well as he has completed a massive 68.8 percent of his passes for 3,087 yards with 24 touchdowns and four interceptions this season thus far. He needs to continue to throw the ball to senior wide receiver Sam Wiglusz more often. He has 59 receptions for 714 yards (12.1 yards per catch) with nine touchdown grabs thus far.

The Bobcats need to step up defensively as they are giving up 32 points on 465 total yards per game. They have to limit the amount of passing against them as they are allowing 316.2 passing yards per game so far, which is the most in the entire nation. Ohio needs to continue as well as they did last week as they held the RedHawks to 244 passing yards per game.

The Cardinals are an average offensive program as they are scoring 24.4 points on 384.2 total yards with great help from their rushing attack. Sophomore running back Carson Steele is dominating as he has 249 rushing attempts for 1,280 yards (5.1 yards per carry) with 12 rushing touchdowns as well as 23 receptions for 131 yards (5.7 yards per catch) with a touchdown reception. They need junior quarterback to be better as he is completing 59.6 percent of his passes for 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Their defense has shown up decently this season as they have regularly held the opposition to 27.3 points per game. Teams are running the football well against them as they are allowing 184.4 rushing yards per game and need things to pick up there if they want to get stops.

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Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State Cardinals: Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Spread	Over/Under
Ohio Bobcats	-180	-3.5 (-110)	O 57 (-110)
Ball State Cardinals	+155	+3.5 (-110)	U 57 (-110)

Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State Cardinals: Pick

These defenses are not great and have glaring weaknesses as Ohio is getting the ball thrown on them while Ball State is not able to stop the running game. They should be able to score on one another so it will be a great game for them here to score early and often.

Best Pick: Over 27 1st Half Points (+125)

Ohio Bobcats vs. Ball State Cardinals: Prediction

These offenses are on two completely different levels as Ohio is averaging 38.8 points in their last five games while Ball State is scoring 21.2 points per game in that same stretch of games. Paddock is throwing too many interceptions for Ball State to be able to keep this game close while the Bobcats should be able to limit their offense as a whole.