Ball State Cardinals vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (3-2) will compete against the Ball State Cardinals (2-2) at Hulman Center on Saturday.

The Ball State Cardinals faced off with Little Rock and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-62 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Cardinals left the arena with 14 while Little Rock totaled 17 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of 12 shots from 3-point land. Little Rock finished 45.5% from the charity stripe by making 5 of 11 attempts. On top of that, Little Rock snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Little Rock doled out 14 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Ball State let their opponent shoot 54.9% from the floor on 28 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 22 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 17 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cardinals knocked down 13 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Ball State ended with a 44.7% field goal percentage (21 out of 47) and made 7 of 21 shots from 3-point land.

Armoni Zeigler is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played 38 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Ball State will enter this matchup with a record of 2-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 69.0 points per outing (321st in college) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. The Cardinals are connecting on 34.1% on 3-pointers (28 of 82) and 61.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Ball State is collecting 29.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 52 dimes for the year, which ranks 316th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 14.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing 17.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They surrender 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are 99th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (68.0). The Cardinals defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.3% (105 of 227) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 124th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 55 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana State Sycamores walked away with a victory by a final of 60-51 when they faced Louisiana Tech. The Sycamores snagged 31 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. Louisiana Tech earned 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sycamores to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Indiana State made 11 of 38 tries (28.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Sycamores went 20 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Sycamores permitted Louisiana Tech to make 19 of their 66 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 28.8% for this game. They finished 12.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 2 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 20 at the charity stripe (55.0%). With respect to team rebounding, Indiana State permitted Louisiana Tech to grab 45 in all (12 offensive).

Camp Wagner pitched in for the Sycamores for the matchup. He had 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He knocked down 4 out of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 36.4%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Indiana State has a mark of 3-2 this season. As an offense, the Sycamores are shooting 42.0% from the floor, which ranks 299th in the nation. Indiana State has tallied 366 points on the year (73.2 per contest) and they pull in 37.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.2 times per contest (135th in college) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. The Sycamores have committed 16.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.7% from the free throw line.

The Sycamores on the defensive side of the court are 208th in the country in PPG allowed with 74.2. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (176th in the nation). The Indiana State defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (33 of 102) and opponents are converting on 62.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.8 dimes and 40.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 115th and 342nd in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana State

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