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AAA's 10* OPENING ROUND MAC ATTACK (+$2,892 Y-T-D NCAAB!)
(NCAAB) Ball State vs. Bowling Green,
Point Spread: 10.50 | -105.00 Ball State (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 10.50 | -105.00 Ball State (Away)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* MAC ATTACK on Ball State.
While I won't be so bold as to call for an outright upset here, I do think that the visitors can keep this one a lot closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe and look for Ball State to comfortably sneak in through the back door down the stretch with what I feel to be a healthy amount of points afforded to it here. The Green Falcons are 19-11 overall, including 11-7 in league action. Bowling Green though backed its way into the Tournament by losing four of its last six. The Cardinals are just 7-22 overall and 2-16 in MAC play, but I think have a big opportunity to take advantage of a somewhat distracted Bowling Green side; note that the team failed to get the triple-bye to the semi-finals and did not in fact get a bye whatsoever. Clearly this is a major disappointment for the team. Bowling Green now has to play five games in six days if it's going to win this tournament. Ball State on the other hand has nothing to lose, can play without any pressure whatsoever and also comes in having the double revenge factor working in its favor after dropping both regular season meetings. Also note that Bowling Green is likely to be without the services of big man Richaun Holmes to injury; if Holmes does play, he'll be far from 100% and pretty ineffective anyways. Ball State can take advantage, it's shown promise of late anyways, it would lose its regular season finale to Northern Illinois in OT, 71-67. To sum it up, I think Bowling Green gets caught looking ahead and BALL STATE takes full advantage.
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While I won't be so bold as to call for an outright upset here, I do think that the visitors can keep this one a lot closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe and look for Ball State to comfortably sneak in through the back door down the stretch with what I feel to be a healthy amount of points afforded to it here. The Green Falcons are 19-11 overall, including 11-7 in league action. Bowling Green though backed its way into the Tournament by losing four of its last six. The Cardinals are just 7-22 overall and 2-16 in MAC play, but I think have a big opportunity to take advantage of a somewhat distracted Bowling Green side; note that the team failed to get the triple-bye to the semi-finals and did not in fact get a bye whatsoever. Clearly this is a major disappointment for the team. Bowling Green now has to play five games in six days if it's going to win this tournament. Ball State on the other hand has nothing to lose, can play without any pressure whatsoever and also comes in having the double revenge factor working in its favor after dropping both regular season meetings. Also note that Bowling Green is likely to be without the services of big man Richaun Holmes to injury; if Holmes does play, he'll be far from 100% and pretty ineffective anyways. Ball State can take advantage, it's shown promise of late anyways, it would lose its regular season finale to Northern Illinois in OT, 71-67. To sum it up, I think Bowling Green gets caught looking ahead and BALL STATE takes full advantage.
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