Ball State vs. Central Michigan Betting Odds & Expert Picks: November 19th 2008

Expert Pick: Ball State vs Central Michigan over 54.5
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Wednesday November 19th ‘08 7:00p

Despite less than ideal weather conditions look for points aplenty as the undefeated Cardinals face the Chippewas in the battle for first place in the West Division . This figures to be a tough challenge for Ball State which has a four-game losing streak against CMU. However, it’s the latest loss, a 58-38 setback last season at home, that has the Cardinals and their faithful talking payback.

If Ball State is to get retribution they’ll need huge games from running back MiQuale Lewis and QB Nate Davis. Lewis ran for two touchdowns against Miami and has a rushing touchdown in nine straight games. He’s also rushed for 1,273 yards and 17 touchdowns this season.

Cardinals QB Nate Davis is the 8th rated signal caller in Division One or the Football Bowl Subdivision as the now call it.. His passer rating is a whopping 168.0. He’s thrown for 2,647 yards and 20 touchdowns and is completing 68% of his passes.
With the numbers that Davis and Lewis have put up. It’s easy to see why Ball State is 12th in the nation averaging 461 yards of total offense per game and 15th in the land with 37.6 PPG. The Cards want to and NEED to keep Central Michigan’s Dan LeFevour in check. He scorched Ball State last seson throwing for 360 yards and a career-high five touchdowns and piled up a then-school record 506 yards of offense as Central Michigan rolled up a school-record 658 yards.

Both teams are 3-0 against common opponents. Central Michigan beat Toledo 24-23, Northern Illinois 33-30 in overtime and Indiana 37-34. Ball State beat Toledo 31-0, Northern Illinois 45-14 and Indiana 42-20. Ball State’s defense has allowed 20 points or fewer in seven straight games and eight times this season. CMU’s defense, meanwhile, leads the MAC in sacks with 27 but is only 99th in the country in total defense.

The weather in Mt. Pleasant Snow is expected to be anything but pleasant… Snow is in the forecast with a low of 25 degrees.
The running game and time of possession could determine the winner.

The betting odds opened at Ball State -7 and with a total of 54 ½ points.

Ball State vs. Central Michigan Expert Picks Courtesy of Bob Harvey, An Award Winning Professional football handicapper featured on Touthouse.com. Need the Winning Side for This Game? Visit Touthouse.com Here