Western Michigan vs. Ball State

Western Michigan may be .500 on the season by they are red-hot, winning nine in a row (10-3 ATS run). It was the eighth division crown in 14 seasons under head coach Steve Hawkins. Western Michigan is 23-9-1 ATS when following a spread loss and faces a Ball State squad that is short on defense, #10 in the MAC in points allowed, last in three-point defense allowing .383 shooting beyond the arc. The Broncos have covered four of the last five meetings with Ball State, including an 80-55 blowout win two weeks ago. Play Western Michigan.