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No. 17(BCS) Ball State Cardinals vs. Northern Illinois Huskies highlight Wednesday college football betting action: College football gamblers who can't get enough play should be delighted to learn Wednesday night is full of action with two nationally televised games from the MAC.

Ball State, at 8-0 has climbed to No. 17 in the current BCS poll, will face a tough test when they host the Northern Illinois Huskies at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com favor the Cardinals by a 9-point chalk with a 47 1/2 total.

The other game, also at 7 p.m., has Toledo travelling to play the Akron Zips on ESPNU. Sportsbook.com oddsmakers have installed Akron as a -6 1/2 point favorite with a 54 1/2 total. The Rockets have dominated the series of late winning six straight.

There are interesting scenarios leading up to both games. Ball State is among the mix of schools from non-BCS leagues vying to break into the BCS mix. The MAC has been behind the curve in teams getting national attention like WAC, Mountain West and C-USA.

Ball State must keep winning and in impressive fashion to keep pace with the other ranked prospective BCS-busters, Utah, Boise State and TCU, all ranked above the Cardinals. Ball State needs those schools to loose creating room to move up. Wednesday's game presents a great opportunity for Ball State to get some much needed national attention. A Ball State loss would end its BCS hopes but the school would still have a chance to win a MAC championship.

Akron needs a win over Toledo to keep pace with Buffalo in the MAC East-Division standings where the Zips and Bulls are knotted in first place. Tuesday night Buffalo went up one game in the win column after defeating Miami (Ohio). The Zips are likely to face an emotional Rockets team who take the field after learning head coach Tom Astutz will step down as head coach at the end of the season. source>>>