Ball State Cardinals

Ball State Cardinals

Nov 12, 2024

Buffalo Bulls

Buffalo Bulls
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Ball State vs Buffalo Prediction & Betting Picks 11/12/2024

In a matchup between the Ball State Cardinals and Buffalo Bulls on November 12, 2024, the Cardinals are 4.5 point underdogs according to DraftKings Sportsbook. The total for this MAC matchup has been set at 54 points. Continue reading for our breakdown of Ball State vs Buffalo and our best bet for this matchup.

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Ball State Hopes to Keep Bowl Aspirations Alive

The Ball State Cardinals have run out of room for error in their quest to become a bowl-eligible team this season. They are 3-6 this season after their loss last week to the Miami (OH) Redhawks. This week, the Cardinals will look for one of the three wins they need to finish the regular season with to get to 6-6. But Ball State has to finish stronger on offense to accomplish that, as they were held scoreless in the fourth quarter by Miami (OH) last week.

Buffalo Can Clinch Bowl Spot With a Win

While Ball State is looking to keep their bowl hopes alive this week, the Buffalo Bulls can clinch their spot in bowl season, as they enter this week at 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the MAC. Buffalo has lost just once at home in conference play this season, with that loss coming to a Western Michigan team that is 4-1 in league play so far this season. If the Bulls can protect their home field again this week, they could be going bowling with a couple of games to spare.

Ball State vs Buffalo Prediction

We will back the Buffalo Bulls to win and cover the spread in Tuesday’s Ball State vs Buffalo matchup. Buffalo should lock up a spot in bowl season with a victory here, as their offense has been clicking lately, scoring over 40 points in two of their last three outings. Expect that to continue, as Ball State’s defense will not be able to dig in and keep their team in the hunt for a bowl game.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

+3.5/-115
38% BALLST
-3.5/-105
60% BUF

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+138
10% BALLST
-169
90% BUF

Total Pick Consensus

55.5/-110
38% UN
55.5/-110
62% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

BALLST
Team Stats
BUF
10
GM
11
27.0
PPG
29.9
67.7
PLAYS-PG
72.4
354.5
YDS/G
422.1
5.2
YPP
5.8
20.7
1st DPG
22.0
11.1
1st DPass
12.4
7.7
1st DRush
7.9
1.9
1st Pen
1.7
4.6
Pen-Gm
5.0
41.4
Pen-Yds
41.3
0.1
FUM-G
0.6
1.0
INT-G
1.0

Defense/Offense

BALLST
Team Stats
BUF
10
GM
11
40.1
PPG
27.8
65.3
PLAYS-PG
66.5
462.2
YDS/G
346.8
7.1
YPP
5.2
22.8
1st DPG
17.9
12.7
1st DPass
8.1
8.2
1st DRush
8.5
1.9
1st Pen
1.4
4.8
Pen-Gm
4.5
45.9
Pen-Yds
44.6
0.6
FUM-G
0.5
0.7
INT-G
0.5

Offense/Defense

BALLST
Rushing
BUF
32.3
ATT
36.0
114.9
Y/G
148.9
3.6
Y/A
4.1
1.0
TD/G
1.5

Defense/Offense

BALLST
Rushing
BUF
32.2
ATT
38.6
173.1
Y/G
156.6
5.4
Y/A
4.1
2.1
TD/G
1.8

Offense/Defense

BALLST
Passing
BUF
23.2
CMP
23
35.4
ATT
36.4
65.5
CMP%
63.3
239.6
Y/G
273.2
6.8
Y/A
7.5
2.1
TD/G
2.1

Defense/Offense

BALLST
Passing
BUF
20.5
CMP
15.5
33.1
ATT
27.8
61.9
CMP%
55.9
289.1
Y/G
190.2
8.7
Y/A
6.8
3
TD/G
1.5

BALLST
Special Teams
BUF
4.5
Punts-GM
5.5
40.3
Punt Avg
41.4
2.5
Kick Ret GM
2.3
20.9
Kick Ret Avg
16.7
0.8
Punt Ret GM
1.0
1.9
Punt Ret Avg
8.8

Odds

  • Spread
  • MoneyLine
  • Over/Under
Open
Current
Book
BALLST BUF
BALLST BUF
Consensus
+5.5 (-112)
-5.5 (-113)
+3.5 (-112)
-3.5 (-109)
+5.0 (-115)
-5.0 (-110)
+3.5 (-115)
-3.5 (-105)
+5.5 (-110)
-5.5 (-110)
+3.5 (-110)
-3.5 (-110)
+6.5 (+100)
-6.5 (-121)
+3.5 (-109)
-3.5 (-112)
+5.5 (-115)
-5.5 (-110)
+3.5 (-115)
-3.5 (-105)
+5.5 (-110)
-5.5 (-110)
+3.5 (-110)
-3.5 (-110)
Open
Current
Book
BALLST BUF
BALLST BUF
Consensus
+170
-210
+138
-169
+170
-205
+136
-162
+168
-205
+136
-164
+200
-250
+132
-175
+175
-210
+140
-165
+170
-210
+145
-175
Open
Current
Book
Over Under
Over Under
Consensus
52.5 (-113)
52.5 (-108)
55.5 (-110)
55.5 (-111)
53.0 (-110)
53.0 (-110)
55.5 (-110)
55.5 (-110)
45.5 (-110)
45.5 (-110)
55.5 (-105)
55.5 (-115)
52.5 (-108)
52.5 (-113)
55.5 (-112)
55.5 (-112)
53.0 (-110)
53.0 (-110)
55.5 (-110)
55.5 (-110)
52.5 (-110)
52.5 (-110)
55.5 (-110)
55.5 (-110)