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Toledo

MAC · 1-1 · power +14.5 · #57
Our numberTOL -12.0 no book has priced this game

Ball State

MAC · 1-1 · power +1.3 · #156
Our side
MoneylineTOL to win ours 24%
Projected score 32–20 TOL – BALL
2026-10-03 · kickoff TBD Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN MAC game Early season

The books

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Series Toledo lead 28–21–1 · 50 meetings since 1975
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Toledo Rockets 150 ranks
Toledo Rockets #70 rush offense Ball State Cardinals #220 run defense
Pass game edge Toledo Rockets 132 ranks
Toledo Rockets #66 pass offense Ball State Cardinals #198 pass defense
Run game edge Toledo Rockets 202 ranks
Ball State Cardinals #225 rush offense Toledo Rockets #23 run defense
Pass game edge Toledo Rockets 258 ranks
Ball State Cardinals #262 pass offense Toledo Rockets #4 pass defense
Toledo Rockets Balanced · 55% run Ball-control Ball State Cardinals Run-heavy · 62% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 50 rush ypg
Robert Weiner · 0-1 Mike Uremovich · 4-8 · defense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Toledo Rockets
LB Isaac Zay 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #14 LB
DL Andrew Zock 9 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #68 DL
WR Adjatay Dabbs 8 rec · 135 yds · 3 TD #59 WR
RB Connor Walendzak 110 rush yds · 2 TD · 4 rec #67 RB
Ball State Cardinals
DB Anthony Pinnace 6 tkl · 1 PD #261 DB
TE Tate Hoover 6 rec · 23 yds · 1 TD #70 TE
RB Jalen Bonds 86 rush yds · 1 TD · 2 rec #211 RB
DB Kamron Chamble 4 tkl · 2 INT #507 DB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Toledo RocketsMAC +14.5 +6.8 +7.6 #57
Ball State CardinalsMAC +1.3 +0.1 +1.2 #156

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Toledo offense vs Ball State defense+5.7 pts
Ball State offense vs Toledo defense-7.5 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.