Ohio vs. Ball State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 16

The Ohio Bobcats (10-8, 4-2 MAC) visit the Ball State Cardinals (4-13, 0-5 MAC) at John E. Worthen Arena, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, January 16, 2026. The Cardinals are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is 147.5.

In its most recent outing on Tuesday, Ohio suffered a 101-85 loss to Toledo. Javan Simmons' team-high 21 points paced Ohio in the losing effort. Ball State's most recent outing was an 87-77 loss to Akron on Tuesday. Armoni Zeigler scored a team-high 30 points for Ball State in the loss.

Ohio vs. Ball State Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 16, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Ohio -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ohio -237
• Moneyline underdog: Ball State +194
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

How to watch Ohio vs. Ball State

• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Ohio vs. Ball State

• This season, Ohio's games have hit the over on this game's 147.5-point total 10 times.
• This season, six of Ball State's games have ended with a combined score higher than 147.5 points.
• The Bobcats average 78.4 points per game and the Cardinals score 68.0, amounting to 1.1 points under the matchup's over/under of 147.5.
• This game's total is 0.5 fewer points than the 148 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Ohio's games is 155.7 points, 8.2 more than the total of 147.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 8.7 points more than the average over/under in Ball State's games this season (138.8 points).

Betting the Spread: Ohio vs. Ball State

• Ohio is 7-9-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Bobcats have two ATS wins in three games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
• Ball State has six wins against the spread in 15 games this year.
• So far this season, the Cardinals have been installed as underdogs by a 5.5-point margin or more nine times and are 4-5 ATS in those contests.
• Ball State has covered the spread twice at home, and is 1-4 overall there, this year.
• On the road, Ohio has two wins against the spread and are 2-3 overall.
• Ohio is unbeaten ATS (1-0) on the road as 5.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Ohio vs. Ball State

• Ohio has been the moneyline favorite in nine games this season and won seven (77.8%) of those contests.
• The Bobcats have a record of 2-1 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -237 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 70.3% chance of a victory for Ohio.
• Ball State has been a moneyline underdog in 11 games this season and has come away with the win one time (9.1%) in those contests.
• The Cardinals have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +194 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Ball State has a 34% chance of pulling out a win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Ohio vs. Ball State

• Pick ATS: Ball State (+ 5.5)
• Pick OU: Over (147.5)
  
• Prediction: Ohio 79 - Ball State 78