Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 6

The Ball State Cardinals (4-10, 0-2 MAC) host the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-8, 1-2 MAC) at John E. Worthen Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The Eagles are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is set at 134.5 in the matchup.

Last time out, Ball State lost 85-72 to Buffalo on Saturday. Devon Barnes scored a team-leading 20 points for Ball State in the loss. Eastern Michigan is coming off of a 68-67 loss to Ohio in its last game on Saturday. Addison Patterson's team-leading 17 points paced Eastern Michigan in the losing effort.

Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Ball State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ball State -111
• Moneyline underdog: Eastern Michigan -108
• Over/Under: 134.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan

• This season, Ball State and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total of 134.5 points six times.
• There have been eight Eastern Michigan games that ended with a combined score over 134.5 points this season.
• The Cardinals average 68.3 points per game against the Eagles' 71.6, amounting to 5.4 points over the game's over/under of 134.5.
• The 141.2 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 6.7 more than the 134.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Ball State has seen a 137.1-point over/under in its games this season, 2.6 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Eastern Michigan's games have an average over/under of 143.9 points this season, 9.4 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan

• Against the spread, Ball State is 4-8-0 this season.
• The Cardinals have covered the spread once this season when favored by 1.5 points or more (in three chances).
• Against the spread, Eastern Michigan is 10-4-0 this season.
• This year, the Eagles have an ATS record of 8-3 in their 11 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Ball State has two wins against the spread and is 1-3 overall.
• Ball State has one win ATS (1-1) as a 1.5-point favorite or more at home.
• In away games, Eastern Michigan is 2-6 overall and 5-3 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan

• Ball State has won one of the three games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Cardinals have entered three games this season favored by -111 or more and are 1-2 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for Ball State.
• Eastern Michigan has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win four times (36.4%) in those games.
• The Eagles have a win-loss record of 4-7 with odds of -108 or worse this year.
• Eastern Michigan has an implied victory probability of 51.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.