CBB: It’s a MAC Wednesday on the gridiron

Wednesday night’s this month have been dedicated to the Mid-American Conference in college football. Tonight, Central Michigan is trying to win the league championship for a third time in four years and take another step closer with a victory over Ball St

2009-11-18

Wednesday night’s this month have been dedicated to the Mid-American Conference in college football. Tonight, Central Michigan is trying to win the league championship for a third time in four years and take another step closer with a victory over Ball State. In the other game, Miami-Ohio tries to end a dismal season on a positive note, hosting Buffalo. ESPN2 & ESPNU will bring the action to your living room. Sportsbook.com has all the betting action covered. Here’s a look at both games.

Central Michigan at Ball State 8:00E ESPN2

The Chippewas held serve in blowout win over Toledo 56-28 last week and will try to do the same at Ball State. Central Michigan (8-2, 7-2 ATS) forced five turnovers and quarterback Dan LeFevour threw for 341 yards showing exactly why they are unbeaten (5-1 ATS) in conference play. The Chippewas have big game with Northern Illinois next and are 9-1 ATS before they play them historically.

Ball State (1-9, 5-4 ATS) just finished with the Huskies, losing 26-20, and is on short week for its final home game. The Cardinals are 12-2 ATS in home games having lost two out of their last three games.

It’s been a long season for the Cardinals, and with Central Michigan averaging 33.1 points per game, Ball State is going to have to step up as the Cardinals are 24-49 ATS when they allow 28 or more points since 1992.

Sportsbook.com has the Chippewas favored by -15 and the home team is 1-4 ATS in last five meetings; however Ball State is 5-2 ATS in its season finale contests at Scheumann Stadium.

Buffalo at Miami-O 6:00E ESPNU

The whole televised deal hasn’t worked out for Buffalo (3-7, 4-6 ATS), losing its last two games by a total of four points on the world wide leader’s family of networks. The Bulls offense moves the ball, but doesn’t always finish drives properly; accounting for the fact they average 23.8 points per game against opponents that have allowed 26.1.

Miami-Ohio (1-10, 5-6 ATS) has had a forgettable season and will try and send its seniors out in one last blaze of glory. The RedHawks problems are easily definable, -23 turnover margin. About the only positive is redshirt freshman QB Zac Dysert’s play, and though he is developing quickly, he has thrown a few too many interceptions that a meager Miami defense cannot overcome. They are 2-10 ATS when playing against a team with a losing record over the last three seasons.

Buffalo is a 3.5-point favorite and is 11-2 ATS against teams with a turnover margin of -1 per game or worse.

The StatFox Power Lines show Central Michigan -13, Buffalo -4. Get the latest game info for both contests on the LIVE ODDS, BETTING TRENDS, and TEAM STATISTICS pages of Sportsbook.com.

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