FiveStarPick.com will be giving its members the ‘total’ in tonight’s game between the Ball State Cardinals and the Miami Ohio Redhawks.  Las Vegas sportsbooks have listed the Cardinals as 18.5-point road favorites with the total set at 54.

The Ball State Cardinals (9-0 Straight Up, 7-1 Against The Spread) crushed Northern Illinois last week, winning 45-14.  Ball State picked up 25 first downs and star QB Nate Davis completed 18 of 22 passes for 300 yards and 4 TDs. In addition, Davis’ TD-INT ratio is now 19:5. Cardinal RB MiQuale Lewis added 119 yards on the ground and one score on 19 carries.

Miami (OH) (2-7 SU, 3-5 ATS) lost another home game straight up and ATS last Tuesday night to the Buffalo Bulls as 8-point dogs.  The Red Hawks gave up 216 yards on the ground and 222 yards through the air, then four turnovers in the second half were converted into 10 points by Buffalo.  The Redhawks freshman QB Clay Belton is out tonight after injuring his left shoulder against Buffalo last week. Junior Daniel Raudabaugh will get the start in his place. Raudabaugh played in 11 games last season, completing 54.7 percent of his passes, but this will be his first ever start against Ball State.

Now let’s talk trends…The home team has gone 2-8 SU and ATS in this head-to-head series. The dog is 6-4 ATS and the under is 5-0.  Ball State is 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS as a road favorite since Hoke became coach back in 2003. The Cards are 3-0 SU and ATS as road favorites in 2008.

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