{"id":25863,"date":"2012-11-06T15:25:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T20:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=25863"},"modified":"2012-11-06T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T20:25:29","slug":"tuesday-night-college-football-picks-ball-state-cardinals-at-25-toledo-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/tuesday-night-college-football-picks-ball-state-cardinals-at-25-toledo-rockets-25863\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Night College Football Picks: Ball State Cardinals at #25 Toledo Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ball State Cardinals at #25 Toledo Rockets
\nTuesday, November 6, 2012, 8:00 pm Eastern, TV: ESPN2
\nGlass Bowl – Toledo, Ohio
\nOpening Line: Toledo -7
\nCurrent Line: Toledo -6 1\/2
\nOpening Total: 67
\nCurrent Total: 69
\nOpening Money Line: Toledo -260 \/ Ball State +220
\nCurrent Money Line: Toledo -245 \/ Ball State +205<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Toledo hosts Ball State in a key MAC battle on Tuesday night. The Rockets are 6.5 point favorites .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Toledo Rockets host the Ball State Cardinals Tuesday night in a key MAC battle. Toledo leads the series 19-17-1, including 11-6-1 in Toledo. The Rockets won last year in Muncie 45-28.<\/p>\n

Ball State is 6-3 this season and 3-2 in the MAC West under coach Pete Lembo. The Cardinals are in third place in the division, but are behind 6-0 Northern Illinois and 5-0 Toledo. Ball State has losses at Clemson 52-27, and Kent St 45-43 along with a home loss to Northern Illinois 35-23. The Cardinals have home wins over Eastern Michigan 37-26, South Florida 31-27, and Western Michigan 30-24 in overtime, along with road wins at Indiana 41-39, Central Michigan 41-30, and Army 30-22. The Cardinals were off last week because of the Tuesday game. Ball State has won three straight games. The Cardinals are 7-2 ATS and the total is 5-3-1 this season. Ball State was a 3 point favorite in their last game against Army and the total was 68.<\/p>\n

Ball State is averaging 473.2 yards per game on offense, including 270.8 passing yards and 202.4 rushing yards. The Cardinals are outscoring teams 33.7-33.3 this season. Ball St is 41st or higher in all offensive categories nationally. The Cardinals are -2 in turnovers, with 13 giveaways. Ball State has allowed 8 sacks this season. Ball State is 71\/154 on third and fourth down conversions, and 42\/50 scoring in the red zone with 29 touchdowns. On defense, Ball State is allowing 465.2 yards per game including 262.4 passing yards and 202.8. The Cardinals are #101 out of 124 FBS teams in all defensive categories including points allowed. Ball State has forced 12 sacks and 11 turnovers. Cardinal opponents are 60\/137 on third and fourth down conversions, and 28\/32 scoring in the red zone with 24 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning has completed 234 of 364 passes (64.3%) for 2,425 yards with 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, along with 45 carries, 98 yards and 3 touchdowns. Weening also has a touchdown catch. Running back Jahwan Edwards has 167 carries, 949 yards and 9 touchdowns, along with 8 catches for 45 yards. Barrington Scott has 91 carries, 366 yards and a touchdown, along with a receiving touchdown in his only catch. Horactio Banks has 64 carries, 336 yards and 3 touchdowns. He is questionable with a knee injury. Receiver Willie Snead has\u00a0 68 catches, 901 yards and 6 touchdowns. Jamil Smith has 60 catches, 641 and 4 touchdowns, along with 8 carries for 55 yards. Smith also threw a touchdown pass. Tight end Zane Fakes has 36 catches, 280 yards and 3 touchdowns. Connor Ryan has 32 catches, 221 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Toledo is 8-1 this season and 5-0 in the MAC West under first year coach Matt Campbell. The Rockets have won 8 straight games since a season opening loss at Arizona 24-17 in overtime. Toledo has home wins over Bowling Green 27-15, Coastal Carolina 38-28, Central Michigan 50-35, and Cincinnati 29-23, along with road wins at Wyoming 34-31, Western Michigan 37-17, Eastern Michigan 52-47 and at Buffalo 25-20 in their last game. Like Ball St, Toledo was off last week. The Rockets are 6-3 ATS and the total is 3-5 this season. Toledo was a 7.5 point favorite in the Buffalo game and the total was 61.5.<\/p>\n

Toledo is averaging 454.7 yards per game on offense, including 255.6 passing yards and 199.1 rushing yards per game. The Rockets are outscoring teams 34-27 this season. Toledo is in the top 50 nationally in all offensive categories. The Rockets are +7 in turnovers with 11 giveaways. Toledo is averaging 63.8 yards per game and has allowed 15 sacks. The Rockets are 67\/150 on third and fourth down conversions and 30\/36 scoring in the red zone with 17 touchdowns. On defense, Toledo is allowing 465 yards per game including 287.8 passing yards and 177.2 rushing yards. The Rockets are #108 in total defense, #114 in pass defense, 82nd against the rush but #61 in scoring defense. This is mainly because the Rockets have forced 18 turnovers and 18 sacks. Toledo opponents\u00a0 are 50\/142 on third and fourth down conversions and 20\/30 scoring in the red zone with 14 touchdowns. The Rockets have 8 defensive\/special teams touchdowns this season.<\/p>\n

Toledo quarterback Terrance Owens has completed 173 of 274 passes (63.1%) for 2,197 yards with 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, along with 74 carries, 264 yards and 4 touchdowns. Running back David Fluellen has 196 carries, 1,181 yards and 11 touchdowns, along with 23 catches for 173 yards. Cassius McDowell has 61 carries, 293 yards and a touchdown, along with 17 catches, 145 yards and a touchdown. Receiver Bernard Reedy has 61 catches, 803 yards and 5 touchdowns. He is one of the best return men in the country with 2 kickoff returns and a punt return for touchdowns. He has over 1,500 all-purpose yards. Alonzo Russell has 42 catches, 733 yards and 3 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Ball St is 5-0 ATS after rushing for 200 yards or more, 7-1 after a straight up win , and after a bye, 5-1 after a cover, 12-3 overall, and on fieldturf, 19-7 in road games against teams with winning home records, 8-3 in MAC games, 37-14 in road games, 5-2 in Tuesday games, and after allowing more than 200 yards rushing, and 1-4 after allowing less than 170 passing yards. The Cardinals are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 against Toledo and the road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 7.<\/p>\n

Toledo is 19-7 ATS after failing to\u00a0 cover, 5-2 in MAC games, and after rushing for 200 yards or more, 0-5 after a bye week, 0-4 in Tuesday games and at home against teams with winning road records. The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 in this series.<\/p>\n

Neither one of these teams has a good defense, so I expect a ton of points tonight. Toledo is red hot having won 8 straight games, but they have a showdown with Northern Illinois next week which will likely decide the division title. I could see Toledo looking ahead. I think the Rockets win but only by a field goal.<\/p>\n

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