Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Army Black Knights vs. Ball State Cardinals college football matchup on October 2, 2021.
The Ball State Cardinals (1-3) are 7.5-point underdogs heading into their matchup on Saturday, October 2, 2021 against the Army Black Knights (4-0). This game has an over/under of 47.5 points.
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Odds for Army vs. Ball State
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Over/Under Insights
- Army and its opponents have combined to score more than 47.5 points in three of four games this season.
- Ball State's games have gone over 47.5 points in two opportunities this season.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 56, is 8.5 points greater than Saturday's over/under.
- These two squads surrender a combined 52 points per game, 4.5 more than this contest's over/under.
- The average total in Black Knights games this season is 50.0, 2.5 points above Saturday's over/under of 47.5.
- The 47.5-point total for this game is 8.3 points below the 55.8 points per game average total in Cardinals games this season.
Army Stats and Trends
- Army has two wins against the spread in four games this year.
- The Black Knights have been favored by 7.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
- Army's games this year have gone over the total in three out of four opportunities (75%).
- This year, the Black Knights score 6.0 more points per game (39.0) than the Cardinals allow (33.0).
- Army is 1-2 against the spread and 3-0 overall in games when it records more than 33.0 points.
- The Black Knights average 415.0 yards per game, 23.0 fewer yards than the 438.0 the Cardinals give up per matchup.
- The Black Knights have one giveaway this season, while the Cardinals have two takeaways .
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Army at SISportsbook.
Ball State Stats and Trends
- Ball State has not covered the spread yet this season.
- The Cardinals have been underdogs by 7.5 points or more one time this year and have not covered the spread once.
- Ball State's games this season have gone over the total in one out of three opportunities (33.3%).
- This season the Cardinals score just 2.0 fewer points per game (17.0) than the Black Knights surrender (19.0).
- The Cardinals average 40.0 more yards per game (317.8) than the Black Knights allow per matchup (277.8).
- Ball State is 0-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall when the team totals over 277.8 yards.
- This season the Cardinals have turned the ball over seven times, two more than the Black Knights' takeaways (5).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.