10* TUE. MAC TOTAL OF WEEK: 75% CFB L/WEEK!
(NCAAF) Cardinals (BALL) vs. Bulls (BUF),
Total: 53.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
This is a 10* MAC TOW on the UNDER Ball State/Buffalo.

These teams have been involved in several higher-scoring games of late, but I'm predicting more of a defensive battle finally on Tuesday.

It's a great situational play overall. Ball State is now 3-6 after a 27-21 setback at home to Miami Ohio last week. The Cardinals only have three games remaining in the season, and need to sweep for a shot at Bowl-eligibility.

Buffalo snapped a two-game slide with a 41-30 win over Akron and at 5-4, the Bulls need just one more win to become eligible. What better spot than right here at home than against Ball State?

That said, I'm not sure if Buffalo will be able to cover this spread vs. this desperate visiting side.

But note that the Bulls have in fact seen the total go UNDER the number in four of their last five after playing to five or more straight OVERS in a row.

The last thing that the Cardinals can do is turn this into a shootout with Buffalo and with each side putting an added emphasis onto the run game like I believe they will to limit mistakes and alleviate pressure, while also taking into account the rest of the above listed factors/trends, then the UNDER is the correct call as far as the total is concerned in this one in my opinion.

Good luck, NP