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Indiana State vs Ball State Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 19 Dec 2020
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 67-57
38-23 29-34
Position#122
Record1-2
FormWLWLL
Points / game69.0
Allowed / game74.7
vs
Position#232
Record3-2
FormLLWWW
Points / game73.4
Allowed / game72.0
USANCAA
Other2020-21
Meetings · Indiana State v Ball State
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BALL52
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BALL71
19 Dec 2020
INDI67
BALL57
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Indiana State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Ball State winLost
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Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Indiana StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bradley
#76
L
61-72
61
72
-11
A13/02
NCAA
Missouri State
#196
L
58-71
58
71
-13
H16/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#29
W
67-64
67
64
+3
H21/02
NCAA
Evansville
#338
W
64-62
64
62
+2
A23/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#162
W
77-68
77
68
+9
A27/02
NCAA
Valparaiso
#173
W
71-58
71
58
+13
H29/02
NCAA
Missouri State
#196
L
51-78
51
78
-27
H07/03
NCAA
Truman State
#373
W
80-66
80
66
+14
H08/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
L
68-80
68
80
-12
A13/12
NCAA
St. Louis Billikens
#54
L
59-78
59
78
-19
A16/12
NCAA
1H
2H
29-33
32-39
31-38
27-33
40-23
27-41
20-26
44-36
45-37
32-31
37-27
34-31
24-34
27-44
33-36
47-30
29-38
39-42
28-35
31-43
135.3Avg total
65.6Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)69.074.7143.7-5.733%
Season at home (1)80.066.0146.0+14.0100%
Season away (2)63.579.0142.5-15.50%
Last 10 (10)65.669.7135.3-4.150%
Last 5 (5)65.872.0137.8-6.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)68.269.4137.6-1.260%
vs Similar ◀ (12)66.167.0133.1-0.950%
vs Weaker (10)71.463.6135.0+7.880%
This opponent (Ball State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ball StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Eastern Michigan
#246
W
64-55
64
55
+9
H22/02
NCAA
Western Michigan
#292
W
71-61
71
61
+10
H26/02
NCAA
Toledo
#198
L
63-69
63
69
-6
A29/02
NCAA
Central Michigan
#282
W
85-68
85
68
+17
H04/03
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#140
W
75-54
75
54
+21
A07/03
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#174
L
73-74
73
74
-1
A25/11
NCAA
Michigan
#16
L
65-84
65
84
-19
A03/12
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#217
W
68-66
68
66
+2
H05/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#346
W
79-70 OT
79
70
+9
A09/12
NCAA
Illinois State
#311
W
82-66
82
66
+16
H13/12
NCAA
1H
2H
22-33
42-22
40-23
31-38
33-28
30-41
41-25
44-43
36-24
39-30
41-44
32-30
33-40
32-44
32-22
36-44
28-34
35-29
50-36
32-30
139.2Avg total
72.5Scored
66.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)73.472.0145.4+1.460%
Season at home (2)75.066.0141.0+9.0100%
Season away (3)72.376.0148.3-3.733%
Last 10 (10)72.566.7139.2+5.870%
Last 5 (5)73.472.0145.4+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)65.084.0149.0-19.00%
vs Similar ◀ (13)66.865.9132.7+0.854%
vs Weaker (16)70.962.8133.6+8.162%
This opponent (Indiana State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -1.1-1.11st half: +4.7+4.72nd half2nd half: -3.0-3.02nd half: +0.2+0.2
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -1.1-1.11st half: +4.7+4.72nd half2nd half: -3.0-3.02nd half: +0.2+0.2
Indiana StateBall State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Indiana StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bradley
#76
L
29-33
29
33
-4
A13/02
NCAA
Missouri State
#196
L
31-38
31
38
-7
H16/02
NCAA
Northern Iowa
#29
W
40-23
40
23
+17
H21/02
NCAA
Evansville
#338
L
20-26
20
26
-6
A23/02
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#162
W
45-37
45
37
+8
A27/02
NCAA
Valparaiso
#173
W
37-27
37
27
+10
H29/02
NCAA
Missouri State
#196
L
24-34
24
34
-10
H07/03
NCAA
Truman State
#373
L
33-36
33
36
-3
H08/12
NCAA
Purdue
#97
L
29-38
29
38
-9
A13/12
NCAA
St. Louis Billikens
#54
L
28-35
28
35
-7
A16/12
NCAA
64.3Avg total
31.6Scored
32.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.931.364.3+1.653%-
Last 30 at home (16)33.927.961.9+6.069%-
Last 30 away (14)31.835.267.0-3.436%-
Last 10 (10)31.632.764.3-1.130%-
Last 5 (5)30.234.064.2-3.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)32.228.260.4+4.060%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)34.033.467.4+0.650%-
vs Weaker (10)33.030.263.2+2.860%-
This opponent (Ball State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ball StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Eastern Michigan
#246
L
22-33
22
33
-11
H22/02
NCAA
Western Michigan
#292
W
40-23
40
23
+17
H26/02
NCAA
Toledo
#198
W
33-28
33
28
+5
A29/02
NCAA
Central Michigan
#282
W
41-25
41
25
+16
H04/03
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#140
W
36-24
36
24
+12
A07/03
NCAA
Northern Kentucky
#174
L
41-44
41
44
-3
A25/11
NCAA
Michigan
#16
L
33-40
33
40
-7
A03/12
NCAA
Illinois (Chi.)
#217
W
32-22
32
22
+10
H05/12
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#346
L
28-34
28
34
-6
A09/12
NCAA
Illinois State
#311
W
50-36
50
36
+14
H13/12
NCAA
66.5Avg total
35.6Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.429.361.7+3.157%-
Last 30 at home (15)32.727.760.4+4.967%-
Last 30 away (15)32.130.862.9+1.347%-
Last 10 (10)35.630.966.5+4.760%-
Last 5 (5)36.835.272.0+1.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)33.040.073.0-7.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)34.830.164.8+4.769%-
vs Weaker (16)30.427.958.4+2.550%-
This opponent (Indiana State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Indiana State wins
0
Ball State wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/12/20ASt. Louis Billikens59-78
13/12/20APurdue68-80
08/12/20HTruman State80-66
07/03/20HMissouri State51-78
29/02/20HValparaiso71-58
27/02/20ASouthern Illinois77-68
23/02/20AEvansville64-62
21/02/20HNorthern Iowa67-64
16/02/20HMissouri State58-71
13/02/20ABradley61-72
Ball Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/12/20HIllinois State82-66
09/12/20ANorthern Illinois79-70 OT
05/12/20HIllinois (Chi.)68-66
03/12/20AMichigan65-84
25/11/20ANorthern Kentucky73-74
07/03/20ANorthern Illinois75-54
04/03/20HCentral Michigan85-68
29/02/20AToledo63-69
26/02/20HWestern Michigan71-61
22/02/20HEastern Michigan64-55

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Indiana State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLL33%
HomeW100%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games312
Win %33%100%0%
Points / game69.080.063.5
Allowed / game74.766.079.0
Point differential-5.7+14.0-15.5
Avg total143.7146.0142.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Ball State
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW60%
HomeWW100%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games523
Win %60%100%33%
Points / game73.475.072.3
Allowed / game72.066.076.0
Point differential+1.4+9.0-3.7
Avg total145.4141.0148.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %20%0%33%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Missouri Valley conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Drake770100%82.759.7+23.0
2 Southern Illinois550100%81.264.0+17.2
3 Belmont87188%80.069.1+10.9
4 Bradley75271%78.958.9+20.0
5 Murray State64267%92.269.0+23.2
6 Illinois (Chi.)53260%67.465.6+1.8
7 Illinois State63350%91.382.3+9.0
8 Valparaiso73443%73.667.0+6.6
9 Evansville52340%65.272.8-7.6
10 Indiana State31233%69.074.7-5.7
11 Northern Iowa51420%77.674.4+3.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Kent State43175%81.562.8+18.8
2 Bowling Green75271%83.977.9+6.0
3 Ohio64267%83.868.2+15.7
4 UMass32167%84.774.3+10.3
5 Toledo85362%75.570.0+5.5
6 Buffalo53260%79.471.0+8.4
7 Ball State53260%73.472.0+1.4
8 Miami (Ohio)53260%67.269.8-2.6
9 Akron21150%85.565.0+20.5
10 Central Michigan63350%77.272.8+4.3
11 Eastern Michigan31233%78.769.7+9.0
12 Western Michigan62433%63.564.3-0.8
13 Northern Illinois61517%60.077.7-17.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Indiana State382967
Ball State233457
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