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Ball State Cardinals vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Ball State Cardinals and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -16.5-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 50.5.
Purdue lost its last outing, a 66-0 result against Hoosiers on November 30. Purdue failed to cover in that game as a +29-point underdog, while the 66 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Ball State was a 42-21 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bobcats. They failed to cover the +18-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (63) made winners of OVER bettors.
Ball State:
Team record: 3-9 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Ball State is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Ball State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ball State's last 12 games
Purdue:
Team record: 1-11 SU,3-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
Purdue is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Purdue is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Ball State at Auburn Saturday, September 6
Purdue home to Southern Illinois Saturday, September 6