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Ball State Cardinals vs. Auburn Tigers
The Ball State Cardinals and the Auburn Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -42.5-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 54.5.
Auburn was a 38-24 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Bears. They covered the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score (62) made winners of OVER bettors.
Ball State lost its last outing, a 31-0 result against Boilermakers on August 30. Ball State failed to cover in that game as a +16.5-point underdog, while the 31 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Ball State:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Ball State is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Ball State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ball State's last 13 games
Auburn:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Auburn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Auburn is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Auburn's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Ball State home to New Hampshire Saturday, September 13
Auburn home to South Alabama Saturday, September 13