Akron vs Ball State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/30/21
The Ball State Cardinals and Akron Zips meet Saturday in college basketball action at the James A. Rhodes Arena.
The Ball State Cardinals need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Ball State Cardinals are averaging 70.8 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 44.3 percent shooting. KJ Walton is averaging 17.7 points and 5.1 rebounds while Ishmael El-Amin is averaging 14.7 points and 3.7 assists. Miryne Thomas is grabbing 5.9 rebounds and Brachen Hazen is dishing 0.3 assists. The Ball State Cardinals are shooting 31 percent from beyond the arc and 66.8 percent from the free throw line. The Ball State Cardinals are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The Akron Zips look to build on their five-game winning streak. The Akron Zips are averaging 78.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 70.4 points on 42.4 percent shooting. Loren Cristian Jackson is averaging 21.9 points and 2.6 rebounds while Bryan Trimble Jr. is averaging 11 points and 0.7 assists. Maishe Dailey is dishing 1.7 assists and Enrique Freeman is grabbing 9.3 rebounds. The Akron Zips are shooting 32.5 percent from beyond the arc and 79.3 percent from the free throw line. The Akron Zips are allowing 29.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Zips are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 16-5 in Cardinals last 21 overall. The over is 5-2 in Zips last 7 home games. The road team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
These are two teams heading in completely different directions, and the Akron Zips are winning by an average of 11.8 points while shooting 46.5 percent from the field during their five-game winning streak. The Ball State Cardinals lose by an average of 6.7 points in the underdog role. We’re not being asked to lay anything crazy. I’ll back Akron for a sixth straight win and cover.
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