Ball State vs Massachusetts Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 10)
Thu, Nov 5, 12:00 AM ET
About this game
This season, Ball State is 1-3 with 72 points for and 150 against; Massachusetts is 4-0 with 145 points for and 51 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. Massachusetts is 4-1 in its last 5, averaging 31.8 scored and 19.2 allowed; most recently beating Sacramento State 35-6 on September 26, 2026.
Injury report: Ball State lists 8 (Jalen Bonds, Injured; Derion Talbert, Injured; Isaiah Thacker, Injured; more below); Massachusetts lists 4 (Jordan Washington, Injured; Joseph Griffin Jr., Injured; Isaiah Reed, 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
Massachusetts
- Jordan Washington: Injured, Undisclosed
- Joseph Griffin Jr.: Injured, Undisclosed
- Isaiah Reed: Injured, Undisclosed
- DD Snyder: 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)
Massachusetts
- September 26, 2026: W 35-6 at Sacramento State
- September 19, 2026: W 36-14 vs Stonehill
- September 12, 2026: W 37-10 vs Sacred Heart
- September 3, 2026: W 37-21 at Rutgers
- November 25, 2025: L 14-45 vs Bowling Green