Ball State at Central Michigan 12/5/20 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 12/04/2020 at 10:41 AM ET

The Ball State Cardinals visit Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Saturday for a Mid-American Conference battle with the Central Michigan Chippewas. Ball State improved to 3-1 following its 27-24 victory over Toledo on Saturday. The Cardinals raced out to a 24-3 lead in the third quarter but had to hold on as the Rockets scored 15 points late in the fourth quarter. Drew Pitt passed for 304 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the victory.

Drew Pitt has passed for 1,059 yards with six touchdowns, four interceptions and has been sacked 12 times. The leading rusher for Ball State is Caleb Huntley with 437 yards and six touchdowns and the leading receiver is Justin Hall with 379 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, linebacker Brandon Martin is the leading tackler with 43 and linebacker Anthony Ekpe is the leader in quarterback sacks with 2.5.

Central Michigan improved to 3-1 following it's come-from-behind victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday night. Central Michigan scored 25 points in the 4th quarter to defeat the Eagles. Central Michigan quarterback Daniel Richardson threw for 173 yards and one interception while running back Lew Nichols III rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Central Michigan gained 553 yards of total offense and on defense forced five Eastern Michigan turnovers.

Daniel Richardson has passed for 769 yards with four touchdowns, two interceptions and has been sacked seven times. The leading rusher for Central Michigan is Kobe Louis with 393 yards and six touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Dallas Dixon with 263 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense linebacker George Douglas is the leading tackler with 32 and linebacker Troy Hairston II is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.0.

Ball State is playing much better of late and this game will be very close, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in six of Ball State's last eight and in nine of Central Michigan's last 13. Ball State is scoring an average of 33.3 points per game while Central Michigan is scoring an average of 36.3 points per game. Defensively the Cardinals are allowing 31.3 points per game and the Chippewas are allowing an average of 28.0 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Central Michigan Chippewas win but our best play is OVER 37-33.

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