Miami Ohio vs Ball State Betting Prediction: Back Miami -12 and the Over

• The Miami Ohio RedHawks are 12.0-point favorites against the Ball State Cardinals.
• Back Miami’s -110 odds to cover the spread against a poor Ball State defense.
• There are -110 odds for the 49.5-point Monday night college football total to go over.

MUNCIE, Ind. – Betting on MACtion returns Monday night with the Miami Ohio RedHawks as 12.0-point favorites against the Ball State Cardinals. The 49.5-point legal sports betting total has -110 odds to go over or under.

Miami Ohio vs Ball State Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Miami Ohio	-12.0 (-110)	-500	O49.5 (-110)
Ball State	+12.0 (-110)	+360	U49.5 (-110)

Our Miami Ohio Vs Ball State Betting Prediction: Miami -12, Over 49.5

Back red-hot Miami Ohio to cover the spread against a struggling Ball State defense. The Cardinals surrender 41.3 points per game this season, the fourth-most of 134 FBS teams.

Ball State has gotten beat in the run game and the passing game, ranking 110th in rushing yards allowed and 130th in passing yards allowed per game this season. Meanwhile, Miami Ohio’s defense holds opponents to an average of 19.9 points per game, ranking 19th in the country.

There are -500 legal Ohio sports betting odds for the RedHawks to win the game, but their defense should limit Ball State enough to cover the 12.0-point spread at -110 odds. The RedHawks limited opponents to an average of 13.6 points in their last three games.

Miami Ohio struggled to start the season but have since scored 30+ points in each of their three-consecutive wins. They covered the spread in all three games, which also went over the projected points total.

The best bet for Monday night’s 49.5-point total at legal college football betting sites is on the over with -110 odds. Miami Ohio could clear this projection themselves, but seven of eight Ball State games this season went over the total.

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