The coaching staff has been waiting a long time for the Indiana defense to show some improvement and they did in the opener, holding Florida International to 13 points on the road last week while picking off three passes. Now they come home against a rebuilding Ball State team. Ball State was 3-9 last year and the offense was dreadful, #104th in the country in passing efficiency while averaging just 23 points per outing. New coach Mike Neu wants to run and uptempo attack, hence this high total, but it needs time and there are still major problems to work through. Their best receiving targets graduated, along with four starters on the offensive line. Ball State is 8-2 UNDER the total in non-conference games. New defensive coordinator Tim Daoust brings in a 4-3 scheme and the 'D' is much further along with 10 starters back, led by senior LB Sean Wiggins, a good pass rusher with a terrific motor. Indiana has lost the last three games in the series, with two of those defeats coming in Bloomington, so the improved defense will be sky-high to exact some revenge. Play Ball State/Indiana UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Indiana would win by a score of 38.1 to 22.5 with Indiana winning on the moneyline, Ball State winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Ball State Cardinals on the +15 ATS. 72% of the public money was on Ball State Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Indiana would win by a score of 38.9 to 19.6 with Indiana winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on Indiana Hoosiers on the -17 ATS. 52% of the public money was on Indiana Hoosiers to win on the moneyline. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Indiana would win by a score of 43.5 to 20.7 with Indiana winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Ball State at Indiana
4:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Indiana Hoosiers on the -2.5 ATS. 55% of the public money was on Ball State Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Indiana would win by a score of 34.2 to 30.6 with Indiana winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Ball State at Indiana
8:00 PM Eastern
There was no place to go but up for this Hoosier team coming into this season. Indiana lost all their games vs. FBS opponents last season, with their lone win coming against a non-FBS team. They have already doubled that win total from a year ago. This team now has a well needed confidence boost, as it has another winnable game at home vs. Ball State. Ball State has struggled since their big year, and has opened with a win over Eastern Michigan. They were then thrashed, as expected, by Clemson. The Hosiers piled-up over 600 yards a week ago for the first time in over a decade. Cameron Coffman will take over for the injured Tre Roberson at QB, but the offense did not skip a beat last week, as he went 16-22 for 159 yards. Ball State has QB issues as Keith Wenning has thrown two INTs and has yet to throw a TD pass. The Cardinals run the ball well, but that is an improved area for the Hoosiers, who are now 7-3 ATS following a win in their last 10. Indiana moves to 2-0 on the season, and get the call in this one.
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Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on Indiana Hoosiers on the -4.5 ATS. 52% of the public money was on Ball State Cardinals to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Indiana would win by a score of 31.3 to 24.5 with Indiana winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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