Worthen Arena · at Ball State · Conference game
Closing line
BALL -2.5✓ BALL covered by 13.5
BALL -2.5✓ BALL covered by 13.5Closing total134.5Over by 19.5
 CMU | This season | BALL |
|---|---|---|
| 8-20 | Record | 9-19 |
| 16-12 | ATS | 13-15 |
| 12-16 | O/U | 8-20 |
ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders
Model before tip-off: CMU 67–69 BALL · ✓ BALL (55%) won
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Box score
Score by half
| 1H | 2H | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMU | 26 | 43 | 69 |
| BALL | 42 | 43 | 85 |
1st half: CMU 26, BALL 42 (BALL by 16). The model had BALL by 0.7 and a total of 63.8 (actual 68).
Team stats
| CMU | BALL | |
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 52% | Field goals | 32-55 58% |
| 3-12 25% | 3-pointers | 9-23 39% |
| 8-15 53% | Free throws | 12-19 63% |
| 29 9 off | Rebounds | 28 7 off |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 48 | Points in paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast-break points | 12 |
Players
| CMU | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phat Phat Brooks G | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-1 |
| Tamario Adley G | 33 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5-15 | 0-4 |
| Nathan Claerbaut C | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 |
| Keenan Garner F | 26 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Logan McIntire G | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 3-5 |
| Bench | ||||||
| Jaxson Whitaker G | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Nick Mullen F | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Kampen G | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jorden Brooks G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kayden Nation F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Ashford G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Did not play: Kareem Aburashed, Nsikan Usen, Uchenna Amene, Rodney Johnson Jr.
| BALL | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore James IV G | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 |
| Devon Barnes G | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3-8 | 2-5 |
| Preston Copeland F | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Juwan Maxey G | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| Cam Denson F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bench | ||||||
| Davion Hill G | 35 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 10-15 | 3-4 |
| Mason Jones F | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Armoni Zeigler G | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4-5 | 2-3 |
| Kayden Fish F | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-1 |
Did not play: Easton Foster, Alex Farley, Joey Hart, Kody Clancy, Jai Anthoni Bearden, Zane Doughty
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBALL -1.5
1 → BALL
CloseBALL -2.5
1 pt toward BALL
Total
Open136.5
▼ 2
Close134.5
Down 2 since the open
Moneyline
CMU +120 · BALL -142
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BALL -1.5 · closed BALL -2.5 · moved 1 toward BALLmodel BALL -1.5
model BALL -1.5
Opened 136.5 · closed 134.5 · moved 2 downmodel 136
model 136
Openline modelTip-off
Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.
Model vs market
| Market | Model | Model edge | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | BALL -2.5 | BALL -1.4 | CMU +1.1 | L BALL covered |
| Total | 134.5 | 136.1 | Over 1.6 | W Over |
| Projected score | — | CMU 67.4 · BALL 68.7 |
1st-half model
| Model | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| 1H spread | BALL -0.7 | BALL -16.0 |
| 1H total | 63.8 | 68 |
| 1H projected score | CMU 31.5 · BALL 32.2 | CMU 26 · BALL 42 |
Last 10 games
2025-26, before tip-off
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMU | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% |
| BALL | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 of 7 since 2021-22
CMU 3–4 BALLBALL leads · 7 games since 2021-22 · CMU 3-4 ATS
| Date | Result | Line | Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2025-26 | BALL 68 @ CMU 67 | CMU +1.5 | CMU W |
| Mar 4, 2024-25 | CMU 69 @ BALL 67 | BALL +2.5 | BALL W |
| Jan 21, 2024-25 | BALL 82 @ CMU 80 | CMU -4.5 | BALL W |
| Feb 27, 2023-24 | BALL 79 @ CMU 71 | CMU -3.5 | BALL W |
| Jan 6, 2023-24 | CMU 71 @ BALL 65 | BALL -6.5 | CMU W |
ATS History · 2025-26
WwinLloss·Wats winLats lossPpush·Owent over the totalUwent under the total
C Michigan
28 games played
Straight up
8-20
29% wins
Against the spread
16-12
57% covers · avg +1.9 pts vs the line
Over / Under
12-16
43% overs · avg −0.3 pts vs the total
Game by game: lines, results and totals
Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total
| Date | Opp | Result | Line | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vs APP | W 82-66 | -1.5 | W +14.5 | 142.5 | O 148 |
| Nov 8 | @ BRAD | L 54-85 | +9.5 | L −21.5 | 147.5 | U 139 |
| Nov 13 | vs USA | L 64-66 | +5.5 | W +3.5 | 142.5 | U 130 |
| Nov 14 | vs COPP | W 82-59 | -10.5 | W +12.5 | 142.5 | U 141 |
| Nov 20 | vs NKU | L 66-90 | -4.5 | L −28.5 | 146.5 | O 156 |
| Nov 22 | @ MARQ | L 71-85 | +25.5 | W +11.5 | 152.5 | O 156 |
| Dec 2 | @ LUC | L 72-83 | +6.5 | L −4.5 | 140.5 | O 155 |
| Dec 7 | @ SLU | L 65-107 | +24.5 | L −17.5 | 160.5 | O 172 |
| Dec 13 | @ STBK | L 55-78 | +7.5 | L −15.5 | 145.5 | U 133 |
| Dec 20 | @ NIU | L 73-74 | +2.5 | W +1.5 | 149.5 | U 147 |
| Dec 22 | @ WIS | L 61-88 | +26.5 | L −0.5 | 152.5 | U 149 |
| Dec 30 | vs OHIO | L 64-80 | +6.5 | L −9.5 | 151.5 | U 144 |
| Jan 3 | vs TOL | L 75-78 | +7.5 | W +4.5 | 158.5 | U 153 |
| Jan 6 | @ AKR | L 69-82 | +23.5 | W +10.5 | 164.5 | U 151 |
| Jan 10 | vs KENT | W 87-85 | +10.5 | W +12.5 | 156.5 | O 172 |
| Jan 13 | @ M-OH | L 61-100 | +15.5 | L −23.5 | 158.5 | O 161 |
| Jan 20 | vsBALL | L 67-68 | +1.5 | W +0.5 | 142.5 | U 135 |
| Jan 24 | @ WMU | L 65-77 | +5.5 | L −6.5 | 148.5 | U 142 |
| Jan 27 | vs EMU | W 100-65 | +2.5 | W +37.5 | 139.5 | O 165 |
| Jan 31 | vs BGSU | W 62-59 | +8.5 | W +11.5 | 149.5 | U 121 |
| Feb 3 | @ MASS | L 89-95 | +11.5 | W +5.5 | 152.5 | O 184 |
| Feb 7 | @ UL | L 80-85 | +2.5 | L −2.5 | 134.5 | O 165 |
| Feb 14 | vsNIU | W 88-46 | -4.5 | W +37.5 | 146.5 | U 134 |
| Feb 17 | @EMU | L 54-66 | +4.5 | L −7.5 | 140.5 | U 120 |
| Feb 21 | vsWMU | W 83-70 | -3.5 | W +9.5 | 150.5 | O 153 |
| Feb 24 | @KENT | L 81-83 | +11.5 | W +9.5 | 156.5 | O 164 |
| Feb 28 | @ BUF | W 75-70 | +5.5 | W +10.5 | 151.5 | U 145 |
| Mar 3 | vsAKR | L 64-77 | +11.5 | L −1.5 | 158.5 | U 141 |
Day
Opp
Result
MissedCovered
Margin
3
vsAPP
APPW 82-66
+14.5
8
@BRAD
BRADL 54-85
−21.5
13
vsUSA
USAL 64-66
+3.5
14
vsCOPP
COPPW 82-59
+12.5
20
vsNKU
NKUL 66-90
−28.5
22
@MARQ
MARQL 71-85
+11.5
2
@LUC
LUCL 72-83
−4.5
7
@SLU
SLUL 65-107
−17.5
13
@STBK
STBKL 55-78
−15.5
20
@NIU
NIUL 73-74
+1.5
22
@WIS
WISL 61-88
−0.5
30
vsOHIO
OHIOL 64-80
−9.5
3
vsTOL
TOLL 75-78
+4.5
6
@AKR
AKRL 69-82
+10.5
10
vsKENT
KENTW 87-85
+12.5
13
@M-OH
M-OHL 61-100
−23.5
20
vsBALL
BALLL 67-68
+0.5
24
@WMU
WMUL 65-77
−6.5
27
vsEMU
EMUW 100-65
+37.5
31
vsBGSU
BGSUW 62-59
+11.5
3
@MASS
MASSL 89-95
+5.5
7
@UL
ULL 80-85
−2.5
14
vsNIU
NIUW 88-46
+37.5
17
@EMU
EMUL 54-66
−7.5
21
vsWMU
WMUW 83-70
+9.5
24
@KENT
KENTL 81-83
+9.5
28
@BUF
BUFW 75-70
+10.5
3
vsAKR
AKRL 64-77
−1.5
covered 16didn’t cover 12avg +1.9 ptslonger = bigger margin
Day
Opp
Result
UnderOver
Margin
3
vsAPP
APPW 82-66
+5.5
8
@BRAD
BRADL 54-85
−8.5
13
vsUSA
USAL 64-66
−12.5
14
vsCOPP
COPPW 82-59
−1.5
20
vsNKU
NKUL 66-90
+9.5
22
@MARQ
MARQL 71-85
+3.5
2
@LUC
LUCL 72-83
+14.5
7
@SLU
SLUL 65-107
+11.5
13
@STBK
STBKL 55-78
−12.5
20
@NIU
NIUL 73-74
−2.5
22
@WIS
WISL 61-88
−3.5
30
vsOHIO
OHIOL 64-80
−7.5
3
vsTOL
TOLL 75-78
−5.5
6
@AKR
AKRL 69-82
−13.5
10
vsKENT
KENTW 87-85
+15.5
13
@M-OH
M-OHL 61-100
+2.5
20
vsBALL
BALLL 67-68
−7.5
24
@WMU
WMUL 65-77
−6.5
27
vsEMU
EMUW 100-65
+25.5
31
vsBGSU
BGSUW 62-59
−28.5
3
@MASS
MASSL 89-95
+31.5
7
@UL
ULL 80-85
+30.5
14
vsNIU
NIUW 88-46
−12.5
17
@EMU
EMUL 54-66
−20.5
21
vsWMU
WMUW 83-70
+2.5
24
@KENT
KENTL 81-83
+7.5
28
@BUF
BUFW 75-70
−6.5
3
vsAKR
AKRL 64-77
−17.5
over 12under 16avg −0.3 ptslonger = bigger margin
Ball State
28 games played
Straight up
9-19
32% wins
Against the spread
13-15
46% covers · avg −1 pts vs the line
Over / Under
8-20
29% overs · avg −6.9 pts vs the total
Game by game: lines, results and totals
Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total
| Date | Opp | Result | Line | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vsUL | W 75-64 | -4.5 | W +6.5 | 141.5 | U 139 |
| Nov 11 | @WIS | L 55-86 | +26.5 | L −4.5 | 156.5 | U 141 |
| Nov 15 | vs LR | L 62-68 | -2.5 | L −8.5 | 146.5 | U 130 |
| Nov 22 | @ INST | L 52-70 | +7.5 | L −10.5 | 154.5 | U 122 |
| Nov 28 | vs MONM | L 73-80 | +2.5 | L −4.5 | 136.5 | O 153 |
| Nov 29 | @ LAF | L 37-55 | -1.5 | L −19.5 | 140.5 | U 92 |
| Nov 30 | vs LEM | W 96-85 | +1.5 | W +12.5 | 140.5 | O 181 |
| Dec 3 | @ EVAN | L 52-64 | +6.5 | L −5.5 | 136.5 | U 116 |
| Dec 9 | vs SDST | L 64-68 | +5.5 | W +1.5 | 142.5 | U 132 |
| Dec 14 | @ CAM | L 64-69 | +8.5 | W +3.5 | 145.5 | U 133 |
| Dec 20 | vsM-OH | L 77-86 | +7.5 | L −1.5 | 147.5 | O 163 |
| Jan 3 | @BUF | L 72-85 | +6.5 | L −6.5 | 145.5 | O 157 |
| Jan 6 | vsEMU | L 52-74 | -1.5 | L −23.5 | 137.5 | U 126 |
| Jan 10 | @MASS | L 71-79 | +10.5 | W +2.5 | 147.5 | O 150 |
| Jan 13 | @AKR | L 77-87 | +20.5 | W +10.5 | 152.5 | O 164 |
| Jan 16 | vsOHIO | W 76-71 | +5.5 | W +10.5 | 147.5 | U 147 |
| Jan 20 | @CMU | W 68-67 | -1.5 | L −0.5 | 142.5 | U 135 |
| Jan 24 | vsNIU | W 58-53 | -5.5 | L −0.5 | 141.5 | U 111 |
| Jan 31 | @TOL | L 55-73 | +8.5 | L −9.5 | 146.5 | U 128 |
| Feb 3 | @BGSU | L 52-77 | +11.5 | L −13.5 | 137.5 | U 129 |
| Feb 7 | @ ULM | W 73-68 | -4.5 | W +0.5 | 143.5 | U 141 |
| Feb 11 | vsBUF | L 53-63 | -1.5 | L −11.5 | 141.5 | U 116 |
| Feb 14 | vsKENT | L 68-75 | +7.5 | W +0.5 | 143.5 | U 143 |
| Feb 17 | @OHIO | L 57-69 | +9.5 | L −2.5 | 145.5 | U 126 |
| Feb 20 | vsAKR | L 65-78 | +13.5 | W +0.5 | 147.5 | U 143 |
| Feb 24 | vsMASS | W 74-73 | +3.5 | W +4.5 | 143.5 | O 147 |
| Feb 28 | @NIU | W 79-43 | +1.5 | W +37.5 | 133.5 | U 122 |
| Mar 3 | @WMU | W 74-71 | +1.5 | W +4.5 | 138.5 | O 145 |
Day
Opp
Result
MissedCovered
Margin
3
vsUL
ULW 75-64
+6.5
11
@WIS
WISL 55-86
−4.5
15
vsLR
LRL 62-68
−8.5
22
@INST
INSTL 52-70
−10.5
28
vsMONM
MONML 73-80
−4.5
29
@LAF
LAFL 37-55
−19.5
30
vsLEM
LEMW 96-85
+12.5
3
@EVAN
EVANL 52-64
−5.5
9
vsSDST
SDSTL 64-68
+1.5
14
@CAM
CAML 64-69
+3.5
20
vsM-OH
M-OHL 77-86
−1.5
3
@BUF
BUFL 72-85
−6.5
6
vsEMU
EMUL 52-74
−23.5
10
@MASS
MASSL 71-79
+2.5
13
@AKR
AKRL 77-87
+10.5
16
vsOHIO
OHIOW 76-71
+10.5
20
@CMU
CMUW 68-67
−0.5
24
vsNIU
NIUW 58-53
−0.5
31
@TOL
TOLL 55-73
−9.5
3
@BGSU
BGSUL 52-77
−13.5
7
@ULM
ULMW 73-68
+0.5
11
vsBUF
BUFL 53-63
−11.5
14
vsKENT
KENTL 68-75
+0.5
17
@OHIO
OHIOL 57-69
−2.5
20
vsAKR
AKRL 65-78
+0.5
24
vsMASS
MASSW 74-73
+4.5
28
@NIU
NIUW 79-43
+37.5
3
@WMU
WMUW 74-71
+4.5
covered 13didn’t cover 15avg −1 ptslonger = bigger margin
Day
Opp
Result
UnderOver
Margin
3
vsUL
ULW 75-64
−2.5
11
@WIS
WISL 55-86
−15.5
15
vsLR
LRL 62-68
−16.5
22
@INST
INSTL 52-70
−32.5
28
vsMONM
MONML 73-80
+16.5
29
@LAF
LAFL 37-55
−48.5
30
vsLEM
LEMW 96-85
+40.5
3
@EVAN
EVANL 52-64
−20.5
9
vsSDST
SDSTL 64-68
−10.5
14
@CAM
CAML 64-69
−12.5
20
vsM-OH
M-OHL 77-86
+15.5
3
@BUF
BUFL 72-85
+11.5
6
vsEMU
EMUL 52-74
−11.5
10
@MASS
MASSL 71-79
+2.5
13
@AKR
AKRL 77-87
+11.5
16
vsOHIO
OHIOW 76-71
−0.5
20
@CMU
CMUW 68-67
−7.5
24
vsNIU
NIUW 58-53
−30.5
31
@TOL
TOLL 55-73
−18.5
3
@BGSU
BGSUL 52-77
−8.5
7
@ULM
ULMW 73-68
−2.5
11
vsBUF
BUFL 53-63
−25.5
14
vsKENT
KENTL 68-75
−0.5
17
@OHIO
OHIOL 57-69
−19.5
20
vsAKR
AKRL 65-78
−4.5
24
vsMASS
MASSW 74-73
+3.5
28
@NIU
NIUW 79-43
−11.5
3
@WMU
WMUW 74-71
+6.5
over 8under 20avg −6.9 ptslonger = bigger margin
Line = the team’s closing spread (negative = favored). ATS number = points beyond the line; total number = combined points.
C Michigan
8-20 overall · 6-11 in conference · Mid-American Conference
Last five, 2025-26
- Lvs Akron64–77
- W@ Buffalo75–70
- L@ Kent State81–83
- Wvs W Michigan83–70
- L@ E Michigan54–66
3 days since their last game.
Ball State
9-19 overall · 6-11 in conference · Mid-American Conference
Last five, 2025-26
- W@ W Michigan74–71
- W@ N Illinois79–43
- Wvs UMass74–73
- Lvs Akron65–78
- L@ Ohio57–69
3 days since their last game.