Ohio vs. Ball State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 17

The Ohio Bobcats (13-13, 7-6 MAC) hit the court against the Ball State Cardinals (8-17, 3-9 MAC) as 9.5-point favorites on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is set at 143.5 in the matchup.

Ohio is coming off of a 90-74 loss to Miami (OH) in its most recent outing on Friday. In the loss, Jackson Paveletzke paced Ohio with 22 points. Ball State's last game on Saturday ended in a 75-68 loss to Kent State. Davion Hill scored 17 points in Ball State's loss, leading the team.

Ohio vs. Ball State Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Convocation Center Ohio in Athens, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Ohio -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ohio -510
• Moneyline underdog: Ball State +375
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

How to watch Ohio vs. Ball State

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Ohio vs. Ball State

• This season, Ohio's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 143.5-point over/under 18 times.
• Seven of Ball State's games have finished with a combined score higher than 143.5 points this season.
• The point total for the game of 143.5 is 0.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bobcats (77.6 points per game) and the Cardinals (66.4 points per game).
• The 147.8 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 4.3 more than the 143.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, Ohio has seen a 155.4-point over/under in its games this season, 11.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 7.1 points more than the average over/under in Ball State's games this season (136.4 points).

Betting the Spread: Ohio vs. Ball State

• Against the spread, Ohio is 9-15-0 this year.
• This season, the Bobcats have two against the spread wins in three games as a favorite of 9.5 points or more.
• In Ball State's 23 games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
• This season, the Cardinals have two ATS wins in four games as an underdog of 9.5 points or more.
• Ohio is 7-4 overall, and 5-6 against the spread, at home.
• At home, Ohio has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 9.5-point favorite or more.
• Ball State is 4-8 against the spread, and 2-10 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Ohio vs. Ball State

• Ohio has been the moneyline favorite in 13 games this season and won nine (69.2%) of those contests.
• The Bobcats have entered three games this season favored by -510 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Ohio, based on the moneyline, is 83.6%.
• Ball State has won in two, or 12.5%, of the 16 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Cardinals have won all of their four games in which they were named as at least a +375 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Ball State has a 21.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.