It was rather nice not picking a college hoops game on Monday and screaming at 19-year-olds for doing 19-year-old things. There's no question that Ball State is the better team but being the better team and playing at home hasn't mattered much lately. Ball State's 50.8 percent shooting from the field in MAC play is second in the league. WMU comes off a 52-point effort in a loss Saturday at rival CMU and Ball State is 7-0 this season when holding teams under 70 points. The Cardinals pace the MAC in free throw attempts per game (26.5) and free throws made per game (18.2), and home teams usually get to the line more than road teams.