Wed. night will involve an "upset" with NIU beating Ball St. on the road. Ball St. is one of the most overrated teas in the nation being ranked 16th....Let's look at the facts:
Ball St.'s opponents have a combined record of 23-47. Their best win was a 12 point victory at home to Navy, but that's not all that impressive. People started talking about Ball St. after they beat up Indiana on the road, but Indiana is horrible and lost at home to Central Michigan yesterday.
NIU is a very solid team that is at least as good as Ball St. and in my opinion better. NIU has a record of 5-3, but lets look at their losses.... They lost the first game of the season on the road to a 7-2 Minnesota team. They lost that game by 4 points and NIU led in that game by 3 with less than a minute to go. They lost the next week by 3 points on the road to a 7-2 Western Michigan team, and NIU played that game with their 2nd string QB. Their 3rd loss was on the road to Tennessee in a 13-9 defeat. I dont care how Tennessee has played this year, for a MAC team to go on the road to the SEC and lose by 4 points and hold their opponent to 13 that's impressive. AND in that game NIU played the entire 2nd half with their 3rd string QB.
Basically these teams are AT WORST equals, and I think NIU is actually better. The three teams that NIU lost to are all better than any team Ball St. has even played this year.
Take it for what it's worth, but I'm looking forward to laying a nice amount of cash on NIU moneyline, and making a nice cash wed. night