These two teams have played close games in the last several years and the home team has won the last four games outright. This is too many points for a good Ball State team that almost beat Bowling Green at home last week and have started to play much better in the second half of the season. It will be their second back to back road game but they won this game last year and they should be able to defend it here with double digits points as an underdog as the stats support them in this position. Northern Illinois is at home in this one and they are off a loss to CMU. This should be an entertaining game but take the points.

NIU as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points are 0-1 ATS this season and 24-27 ATS since 1992. NIU as a home favorite is 0-3 ATS this season and 1-8 ATS in the last three seasons. Ball State are 2-1 ATS off a road loss this season. BAll State are 3-0 ATS in the last three seasons after having lost 4 or 5 out of their last 6 games. Ball State are 1-0 ATS this season as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points. Northern Illinois are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games at home.

Best bet: take the points with Ball State.