Our side
MoneylineBALL to win
ours 66%
Projected score
21–29
CMU – BALL
2026-11-28 · 12:00 PM
Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN
MAC game
Early season
The books
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Series
Ball State lead
26–22–1
· 49 meetings since 1975
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Central Michigan Chippewas
66 ranks
Central Michigan Chippewas #154 rush offense
Ball State Cardinals #220 run defense
Pass game
edge Central Michigan Chippewas
186 ranks
Central Michigan Chippewas #12 pass offense
Ball State Cardinals #198 pass defense
Run game
edge Central Michigan Chippewas
143 ranks
Ball State Cardinals #225 rush offense
Central Michigan Chippewas #82 run defense
Pass game
edge Central Michigan Chippewas
191 ranks
Ball State Cardinals #262 pass offense
Central Michigan Chippewas #71 pass defense
Central Michigan Chippewas
Run-heavy · 68% run
Ball-control
Ball State Cardinals
Run-heavy · 62% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 50 rush ypg
Matt Drinkall · 7-6
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
Central Michigan Chippewas
DB
Darrell Bryant Jr.
13 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
#158 DB
DL
Hunter Zirkle
5 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#183 DL
DL
Korver Demma
7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL
#219 DL
LB
Mayson Hitchens
15 tkl
#178 LB
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
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Central Michigan offense vs Ball State defense-9.8 pts
Ball State offense vs Central Michigan defense-5.0 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.