#707/708 ASA PLAY ON Under 135 Points – Ball State vs Richmond at 6 PM ET - Both teams are better on the defensive end of the court compared to offensive. These offenses are ranked 291st and 302nd in eFG% and both shoot under 30% from deep. Neither team relies on the 3 point shot very heavily (both under 30% of their points come from deep) so we should see this game mainly played inside the arc. Both teams are poor on the offensive glass ranking 355th and 360th nationally so we should see mainly 1 and done offensive possessions. Throw out their game vs Mount Olive (whatever that is) and Richmond has topped 70 points only once this season and that was vs a poor Marist defense. Throw out their 2 games vs non Division 1 opponents and Ball State is averaging just 68 PPG and they’ve faced only 1 opponent currently ranked inside the top 200 in defensive efficiency. Ball State games are averaging 142 total points (in their 5 vs D1 opponents) but that is really misleading due to their game vs very fast paced, good offensive, and poor defensive team, Indiana State, where they totaled 178 points. Take that out and we’re down to 134 average points per game. Richmond has played 5 games vs D1 opponents and 4 of those didn’t reach 130 and all of them were 136 or lower (125 total points average). Poor offense and solid D leads to an Under in this one.