
Ball State
Cardinals · Mid-American
Efficiency & record
With the ball
Efficiency (PPA)0.06024
Success rate35.1%6
Explosiveness1.4496
Points per trip3.5634
Without it
Efficiency allowed0.3171
Success allowed44.6%22
Havoc13.1%17
Stuff rate18.8%48
Last three seasons · 22 games
Overall ATS
12-10
Straight up
6-16
Over / under
13-8-1
Avg margin
-14.27
home 7-2away 5-8as favorite 2-1as underdog 10-9
A record, not a signal — we measured these splits at 50% ATS. Compare teams on the efficiency board.
Returning production · 2026
126th of 136 FBS teams by overall returning production
Overall
5.7%
Passing
0.0%
Rushing
-103.6%*
Receiving
31.9%
* Outside 0–100% on purpose. Production is PPA-weighted, so a departing player who cost his team yards pushes the returning share above 100, and a returning group whose combined contribution was negative shows below zero. The bar is clamped for layout; the number is not.
Futures
MAC Championship Game+20000
National Championship+1000000
To Make the Playoff+50000
Conference Win Totals Over 2.5-130
Conference Win Totals Under 2.5+100
Schedule & lines· 7
- @
Ohio StateSat, Sep 5 · 12:30 PM ET+50.5O/U 55.5 - vs
Stony BrookSat, Sep 12 · 1:00 PM ET-13.5O/U 52.5 - @
LibertySat, Sep 19 · 4:00 PM ET+14.5O/U 49.5 - @
Kent StateSat, Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET+2.5O/U 51.5 - vs
ToledoSat, Oct 3 · 2:10 PM ET+20.5O/U 53.5 - @
NorthwesternSat, Oct 10 · 12:35 PM ET+34.5O/U 53.5 - @
Bowling GreenSat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM ET+6.5O/U 47.5