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Ball State

MAC · 1-1 · power +1.3 · #156
Our numberBALL -3.1 no book has priced this game

Bowling Green

MAC · 0-2 · power -1.8 · #194
Our side
MoneylineBALL to win ours 47%
Projected score 28–24 BALL – BGSU
2026-10-17 · kickoff TBD Doyt L. Perry Stadium · Bowling Green, OH MAC game Early season

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Series Bowling Green lead 21–9–1 · 31 meetings since 1968
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Bowling Green Falcons 97 ranks
Ball State Cardinals #225 rush offense Bowling Green Falcons #128 run defense
Pass game edge Bowling Green Falcons 71 ranks
Ball State Cardinals #262 pass offense Bowling Green Falcons #191 pass defense
Run game even 32 ranks apart
Bowling Green Falcons #188 rush offense Ball State Cardinals #220 run defense
Pass game even 1 ranks apart
Bowling Green Falcons #199 pass offense Ball State Cardinals #198 pass defense
Ball State Cardinals Run-heavy · 62% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 50 rush ypg Bowling Green Falcons Run-heavy · 63% run Ball-control
Mike Uremovich · 4-8 · defense-minded Eddie George · 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
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
Bowling Green Falcons
DB Kal-El Pascal 22 tkl · 1 PD #29 DB
LB Dorian Pringle 23 tkl · 1.5 TFL #41 LB
TE Jeremiah Scoby 12 rec · 121 yds #25 TE
DB JoJo Johnson 9 tkl · 1 INT #359 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
Ball State CardinalsMAC +1.3 +0.1 +1.2 #156
Bowling Green FalconsMAC -1.8 -6.9 +5.1 #194

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

Where the number comes from
Ball State offense vs Bowling Green defense-5.0 pts
Bowling Green offense vs Ball State defense-8.1 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.