Mid-American ConferencePower #18110-19 SU14-15 ATS9-20 O/U
Ball State went 10-19 straight up, 14-15 against the spread (48% covers, average cover margin -0.5 points), 9-20 on over/unders in 2025-26, including 3-6 ATS as a favorite and 11-9 ATS as an underdog.
Last 5 (result · ATS · O/U):LWU·WWO·WWU·WWO·WWO
Cover margin by gameTotal margin by game
Points by which BALL beat (up) or missed (down) its closing linePoints the final score landed over (up) or under (down) the closing total
Straight up
10-19
34% wins
Against the spread
14-15
48% covers
Avg cover margin
-0.5
points vs the line
Over / Under
9-20
31% overs
Points for / against
66.1 / 71.4
per game
Ball State 2025-26 team stats
29 games · rank among 365 teams · a longer bar is a better rank
Scoring
Points per game66.1 #345
Points per possession1.00 #325
Pace (possessions)65.9 #317
Shooting
Effective FG%47.0 #336
3-point %31.4 #312
3-point attempt rate39.4 #186
Free throw rate31.6 #263
Possessions
Turnover rate16.2 #151
Offensive rebound rate27.1 #290
Assists per game12.4 #259
Defense
Points allowed71.4 #88
Points allowed per possession1.09 #184
Opponent effective FG%52.7 #253
Opponent 3-point %34.8 #239
Turnovers forced18.7 #60
Defensive rebound rate69.0 #204
Steals per game7.5 #88
Blocks per game2.7 #286
Ball State 2025-26 schedule, lines & results
29 played · 0 to go
| Date | Opponent | Line | Total | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 |  Louisiana non-conf | -4.5 | 141.5 | W 75-64 | W +6.5 | U 139 |
| Nov 11 | @  #24Wisconsin non-conf | +26.5 | 156.5 | L 55-86 | L -4.5 | U 141 |
| Nov 15 |  Little Rock non-conf | -2.5 | 146.5 | L 62-68 | L -8.5 | U 130 |
| Nov 22 | @  Indiana St non-conf | +7.5 | 154.5 | L 52-70 | L -10.5 | U 122 |
| Nov 28 |  Monmouth non-conf (N) | +2.5 | 136.5 | L 73-80 | L -4.5 | O 153 |
| Nov 29 | @  Lafayette non-conf | -1.5 | 140.5 | L 37-55 | L -19.5 | U 92 |
| Nov 30 |  Le Moyne non-conf (N) | +1.5 | 140.5 | W 96-85 | W +12.5 | O 181 |
| Dec 3 | @  Evansville non-conf | +6.5 | 136.5 | L 52-64 | L -5.5 | U 116 |
| Dec 9 |  S Dakota St non-conf | +5.5 | 142.5 | L 64-68 | W +1.5 | U 132 |
| Dec 14 | @  Campbell non-conf | +8.5 | 145.5 | L 64-69 | W +3.5 | U 133 |
| Dec 20 |  Miami OH | +7.5 | 147.5 | L 77-86 | L -1.5 | O 163 |
| Jan 3 | @  Buffalo | +6.5 | 145.5 | L 72-85 | L -6.5 | O 157 |
| Jan 6 |  E Michigan | -1.5 | 137.5 | L 52-74 | L -23.5 | U 126 |
| Jan 10 | @  UMass | +10.5 | 147.5 | L 71-79 | W +2.5 | O 150 |
| Jan 13 | @  Akron | +20.5 | 152.5 | L 77-87 | W +10.5 | O 164 |
| Jan 16 |  Ohio | +5.5 | 147.5 | W 76-71 | W +10.5 | U 147 |
| Jan 20 | @  C Michigan | -1.5 | 142.5 | W 68-67 | L -0.5 | U 135 |
| Jan 24 |  N Illinois | -5.5 | 141.5 | W 58-53 | L -0.5 | U 111 |
| Jan 31 | @  Toledo | +8.5 | 146.5 | L 55-73 | L -9.5 | U 128 |
| Feb 3 | @  Bowling Green | +11.5 | 137.5 | L 52-77 | L -13.5 | U 129 |
| Feb 7 | @  UL Monroe non-conf | -4.5 | 143.5 | W 73-68 | W +0.5 | U 141 |
| Feb 11 | Buffalo | -1.5 | 141.5 | L 53-63 | L -11.5 | U 116 |
| Feb 14 |  Kent State | +7.5 | 143.5 | L 68-75 | W +0.5 | U 143 |
| Feb 17 | @ Ohio | +9.5 | 145.5 | L 57-69 | L -2.5 | U 126 |
| Feb 20 | Akron | +13.5 | 147.5 | L 65-78 | W +0.5 | U 143 |
| Feb 24 | UMass | +3.5 | 143.5 | W 74-73 | W +4.5 | O 147 |
| Feb 28 | @ N Illinois | +1.5 | 133.5 | W 79-43 | W +37.5 | U 122 |
| Mar 3 | @  W Michigan | +1.5 | 138.5 | W 74-71 | W +4.5 | O 145 |
| Mar 6 | C Michigan | -2.5 | 134.5 | W 85-69 | W +13.5 | O 154 |
Ball State 2025-26 ATS and over/under splits
Home, away, favorite, underdog and conference
| Situation | SU | ATS | Cover % | Avg margin | O/U | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 10-19 | 14-15 | 48% | -0.5 | 9-20 | 66.1 | 71.4 |
| Home | 5-7 | 7-5 | 58% | -0.7 | 3-9 | 67.4 | 70.2 |
| Away | 4-11 | 6-9 | 40% | -0.9 | 4-11 | 62.5 | 70.9 |
| Neutral site | 1-1 | 1-1 | 50% | +4.0 | 2-0 | 84.5 | 82.5 |
| As favorite | 5-4 | 3-6 | 33% | -4.8 | 1-8 | 62.6 | 64.6 |
| As underdog | 5-15 | 11-9 | 55% | +1.5 | 8-12 | 67.7 | 74.5 |
| In conference | 7-11 | 9-9 | 50% | +0.8 | 7-11 | 67.4 | 71.8 |
| Non-conference | 3-8 | 5-6 | 45% | -2.6 | 2-9 | 63.9 | 70.6 |
How Ball State’s games played out
By the score at halftime
Led at halftime9 games · won 7 · covered 6
Trailed at halftime18 games · won 2 · covered 6
Tied at halftime2 games · won 1 · covered 2