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Ball State Cardinals vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Ball State Cardinals and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Memorial Stadium-Champaign.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -11-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 59.5.
Illinois was a 42-21 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Wildcats. They failed to cover the +17-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (63) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Ball State, they were a 21-20 loser as they battled RedHawks on the road. Ball State covered in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 41 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Ball State:
Team record: 4-8 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Illinois:
Team record: 3-9 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Next up:
Ball State home to UAB Saturday, September 9
Illinois home to WKU Saturday, September 9