Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Western Michigan Broncos (6-11, 6-8 ATS, 9-5 O/U) battle the Ball State Cardinals (12-5, 9-6 ATS, 8-7 O/U) in a MAC clash on Tuesday night. The Broncos collected a big home victory against Bowling Green on Saturday. The Cardinals posted a convincing home victory against Miami Ohio last time out. Ball State won both meetings against Western Michigan last season.
The Western Michigan Broncos are eying a third consecutive victory. They dropped their opening two conference games against strong opponents in Kent State and Toledo and have answered by defeating Eastern Michigan by an 85-79 score along with a 108-92 home win against Bowling Green on Saturday in a bout that had WMU favored by only one point. The Broncos have covered the spread in three out of their last four games.
Lamar Norman Jr. continues to shine, collecting 47 points in his last two games. The senior guard has posted an average of 17.8 PPG and will take a ton of threes. He is shooting 35.8% from deep. Tray Maddox Jr. has scored double-digits in all four MAC bouts. The senior guard has recorded an average of 11.9 PPG and 3.8 RPG. Markeese Hastings has connected on at least 50% of his field goals in four consecutive clashes. The junior forward has filed an average of 7.4 PPG along with 10.1 RPG .
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— Western Michigan Men's Basketball (@WMUMBB) January 11, 2023
The Broncos are positioned 292nd in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and are struggling on the road where they have yet to earn a win, logging an 0-8 record. Western Michigan is in a groove offensively, scoring 74 or more in three straight games, and is averaging 72.2 points on the season, ranking them 165th. They are squandering an average of 72.9 points, pegging them 280th.