Indiana at Ball State 8/31/19 - College Football Betting Picks & Odds
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Ball State Cardinals
CFB: 12:00 PM EST
Aug. 31, 2019
TV: CBSN
Latest Odds : IND -16.5
Indiana is a team that returns a decent core of the town so far for the offense. The problem is the Hoosiers have really had some problems in bringing home the linemen to stay. The Hoosiers have ended up dropping down to only 2 starters coming back on the line and that will definitely cause a learning curve for the team here.
The Hoosiers are a team that has not been able to play some decent games defensively, but the team is going to have a new coordinator. The new defensive coordinator is the line backing coach from last year. However, one thing that has not changed is the same scheme that the team used last season with a 4-2-5 and that definitely proves that the defensive backfield could be susceptible to getting beat.
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With the Cardinals the team is looking to play with a new running back at the position here. The Cardinals are a team that does have to look at a lot of the production they could be getting with the change. The downside is the Cardinals have to break in a new quarterback as well and that could make it harder for the Cardinals.
The rushing defense of the Cardinals is definitely a major concern for the team. However, the Cardinals do have quite a few returning starters and that could help them out in this game here. The downside is the rushing defense last year for the Cardinals was simply horrible and that will not improve this year either.
Recent Betting Trends:
Hoosiers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games.
Cardinals are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games.
Under is 5-2 in Hoosiers last 7 non-conference games.
Under is 5-0 in Cardinals last 5 vs. Big Ten.
Free Betting Pick: Ball State Cardinals +16.5
The Cardinals run defense is a major liability on the year and it will actually show up in this game. What does not help the Cardinals out is the fact that the team is trying to break in a running back and quarterback at the same time which will definitely present a problem here. Look for the Hoosiers to easily run the ball as well. Final Score, Indiana Hoosiers win, but fail to cover ATS 35-31.