Date/Time: Tue, Nov 6 / 08:05:00 PM ET, Glass Bowl, Toledo, OhioSeries Record: Toledo leads, 19-17-1. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 pm start time and it will be televised nationally on ESPN2.
It's been a while since the Toledo Rockets (8-1, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) made it into the NCAA Top 25 rankings. But just a few days after cracking the BCS rankings, the Rockets will face a tough task when they welcome the Ball State Cardinals (6-3, 3-2 MAC) in a key Mid-American Conference battle.
The Rockets, who entered the BCS rankings for the first time since 2001; are having its most successful season in years and currently hold one of the best records in the MAC West Division, but despite winning 8 straight games and losing only one, the team needs to score a few more victories to secure a spot in the Top 25.
At this point of the season, Northern Illinois and Kent State are just behind Toledo, at 26th and 27th respectively, which means that a loss against Ball State will leave the Rockets behind the Northern Illinois Huskies and reduce their chances to win the MAC West. The Huskies are 9-1, with their only loss being a one-point defeat to Iowa in the season opener. Toledo’s only reverse of the season also came in the season opener when the Rockets loss 17-24 against the Arizona Wildcats.
Meanwhile, the Ball State Cardinals are 6-3 overall and a 3-2 conference record. Their two losses in conference came against much stronger opponents: Kent State and the MAC leader Northern Illinois.
While the Cardinals are far from a perfect season, the team could enhance its bowl prospects with a victory against the Rockets. Coincidentally, the Cardinals were one of two eligible teams left out of a bowl last year after finishing 1-3. The Cardinals won their last two road games and came up just short in a 45-43 loss vs. Kent State.
Game Odds:
Ball State Cardinals: +6.5-110, ML +220
Toledo Rockets: -6.5-110, ML -260
Game Total: 69.5, o/u-110
Both teams have difficult remaining games, with Toledo playing at Northern Illinois on Nov. 14, possibly for the division title, and Ball State hosting Ohio (9-1, ranked earlier this year) on Nov. 14 and on Nov. 23 at Miami (Ohio), the only team to beat Ohio.
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