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The Bowling Green Falcons (4-4) will host the Ball State Cardinals (2-6) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.
The Falcons are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-6.5), versus the Cardinals. The over/under for this game is 40 points.
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Game Info for Bowling Green vs. Ball State
- Game Day: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
- Stadium: Doyt L. Perry Stadium
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | -6.5 | -110 | -110 | 40 | -111 | -109 | N/A | N/A |
Bowling Green Pick Insights
- Bowling Green has a 4-3-0 record against the spread this season.
- When it has played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, Bowling Green is 1-0 against the spread.
- Bowling Green has gone over in three of its seven games with a set total (42.9%).
Bowling Green Stats & Insights
- Bowling Green ranks 10th-worst in total offense (301.6 yards per game), but has been slightly better on defense, ranking 28th with 330.5 yards allowed per game.
- Bowling Green is totaling 22.3 points per game on offense this season (102nd in the FBS), and is allowing 25 points per game (62nd) on the defensive side of the ball.
- Bowling Green has been a bottom-25 pass offense this season, ranking 10th-worst with 153.5 passing yards per contest. The defense is ranked 27th in the FBS (195 passing yards allowed per game).
- Bowling Green is totaling 148.1 rushing yards per game on offense (75th in the FBS), and ranks 57th defensively with 135.5 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Bowling Green has been a bottom-25 offense on third down this season, ranking 20th-worst with a 33% third-down percentage. On the defensive side of the ball, the Falcons rank 80th in the FBS (39.5% third-down conversion rate allowed).
- Bowling Green ranks 27th in college football with a +4 turnover margin after forcing 20 turnovers (first in the FBS) while committing 16 (118th in the FBS).
Bowling Green’s Best Players
- Connor Bazelak has 890 pass yards for Bowling Green, completing 57.4% of his passes and tossing five touchdowns and six interceptions this season.
- Terion Stewart has carried the ball 110 times for a team-high 670 yards on the ground and has found the end zone seven times as a runner.
- This season, Camden Orth has carried the ball 38 times for 133 yards (16.6 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Odieu Hiliare’s leads his squad with 226 yards as a receiver. He’s racked up that yardage on 21 catches (out of 37 targets) and scored two touchdowns.
- Taron Keith has put together a 224-yard season so far with one touchdown, hauling in 24 passes on 36 targets.
- Harold Fannin’s 17 catches have yielded 201 yards and two touchdowns.
- Cashius Howell has collected 4.5 sacks to lead the team, while also picking up three TFL and 15 tackles.
- Bowling Green’s tackle leader, Joseph Sipp Jr., has 53 tackles and one TFL this year.
- Jalen Huskey has a team-leading four interceptions to go along with 32 tackles and four passes defended.
Ball State Betting Insights
- Ball State has covered the spread twice in seven opportunities this season.
- Ball State has a 1-1-1 record against the spread in games it was an underdog by 6.5 points or more this season.
- In Ball State’s seven games with a set total, two have hit the over (28.6%).
Ball State Pick Insights
- Ball State’s offense has been a bottom-25 unit in total offense this season, putting up 295 total yards per game, which ranks seventh-worst in the FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranks 56th with 360.5 total yards ceded per contest.
- Ball State’s offense has been a bottom-25 unit this season, posting 16.1 points per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranks 97th with 29 points surrendered per contest.
- Ball State ranks 14th-worst in passing yards per game (160), but it has been more productive on the other side of the ball, ranking 84th in the FBS with 236.9 passing yards ceded per contest.
- Ball State ranks 91st in the FBS with 135 rushing yards per game on offense, and it ranks 41st with 123.6 rushing yards allowed per game on the defensive side of the ball.
- Ball State ranks 24th-worst in third-down conversion percentage (33.6%), but it has been better on the other side of the ball, ranking 97th in the FBS with a 41.9% third-down rate allowed.
- Ball State sports a bottom-25 turnover margin this season, 16th-worst at -6.
Ball State’s Best Players
- Layne Hatcher has racked up 566 yards (70.8 per game) while completing 65.3% of his passes and tossing four touchdown passes this season.
- Marquez Cooper has carried the ball 121 times for 584 yards, with two touchdowns. He’s also tacked on 14 catches for 130 yards.
- Kiael Kelly has collected 343 yards (on 65 attempts) with two touchdowns.
- Qian Magwood’s 309 receiving yards (38.6 yards per game) are a team high. He has 34 receptions on 46 targets with one touchdown.
- Tanner Koziol has racked up 247 receiving yards (30.9 yards per game) and two touchdowns on 29 receptions.
- Ahmad Edwards has racked up 225 reciving yards (28.1 ypg) and one touchdown this season.
- Sidney Houston Jr. has collected 5.5 sacks to pace the team, while also picking up six TFL and 37 tackles.
- Ball State’s top-tackler, Cole Pearce, has 44 tackles, six TFL, and three sacks this year.
- Tyler Potts leads the team with two interceptions, while also recording nine tackles and two passes defended.
