Ball State vs Bowling Green Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 7)
Sun, Oct 18, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Ball State is 1-3 with 72 points for and 150 against; Bowling Green is 0-4 with 33 points for and 145 against.
Ball State is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 19.2 scored and 39.0 allowed; most recently losing to Kent State 13-26 on September 26, 2026. Bowling Green is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 15.6 scored and 31.8 allowed; most recently losing to South Florida 6-14 on September 26, 2026.
Injury report: Ball State lists 8 (Jalen Bonds, Injured; Derion Talbert, Injured; Isaiah Thacker, Injured; more below); Bowling Green lists 7 (Austin Clay, Injured; Isaiah Dawson, Injured; Nick Sowell, Injured; more below).
Injuries
Ball State
- Jalen Bonds: Injured, Undisclosed
- Derion Talbert: Injured, Undisclosed
- Isaiah Thacker: Injured, Undisclosed
- Cole Coonrod: Injured, Undisclosed
- Sean Ward: Injured, Undisclosed
- Layton Starks: Injured, Undisclosed
- Tobi Adewoyin: Injured, Undisclosed
- Quentavius Scandrett: Injured, Undisclosed
Bowling Green
- Austin Clay: Injured, Undisclosed
- Isaiah Dawson: Injured, Undisclosed
- Nick Sowell: Injured, Undisclosed
- Trent Taylor: Injured, Undisclosed
- Sanders Ellis: Injured, Undisclosed
- Armahn Hale: Injured, Undisclosed
- Preston EstoEsta: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
Ball State
- September 26, 2026: L 13-26 at Kent State
- September 19, 2026: L 15-51 at Liberty
- September 12, 2026: W 41-17 vs Stony Brook
- September 5, 2026: L 3-56 at Ohio State
- November 29, 2025: L 24-45 at Miami (OH)
Bowling Green
- September 26, 2026: L 6-14 vs South Florida
- September 19, 2026: L 7-55 at Iowa State
- September 12, 2026: L 7-56 at Nebraska
- September 5, 2026: L 13-20 vs Tarleton State
- November 25, 2025: W 45-14 at Massachusetts