Ball State takes on Akron after Hill's 22-point outing

Ball State Cardinals (4-12, 0-4 MAC) at Akron Zips (12-4, 3-1 MAC)

Akron, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Zips -20.5; over/under is 155.5

BOTTOM LINE: Ball State visits Akron after Davion Hill scored 22 points in Ball State's 79-71 loss to the UMass Minutemen.

The Zips are 8-0 in home games. Akron leads the MAC in rebounding, averaging 35.8 boards. Amani Lyles leads the Zips with 6.8 rebounds.

The Cardinals have gone 0-4 against MAC opponents. Ball State has a 4-6 record against teams above .500.

Akron makes 52.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.8 percentage points higher than Ball State has allowed to its opponents (45.4%). Ball State averages 67.4 points per game, 8.3 fewer points than the 75.7 Akron allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tavari Johnson is averaging 19.6 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Zips. Lyles is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.

Juwan Maxey averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, scoring 7.4 points while shooting 24.3% from beyond the arc. Hill is shooting 45.5% and averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Zips: 7-3, averaging 92.4 points, 34.3 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 54.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points per game.

Cardinals: 2-8, averaging 67.8 points, 27.9 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.

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