Buffalo vs Ball State Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 11)
Thu, Nov 12, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, Buffalo is 2-2 with 85 points for and 133 against; Ball State is 1-3 with 72 points for and 150 against.
Buffalo is 2-3 in its last 5, averaging 22.2 scored and 32.8 allowed; most recently beating Robert Morris 31-28 on September 26, 2026. 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.
Injury report: Buffalo lists 8 (Elijah Holmes, Injured; Terrance Shelton Jr., Injured; Jasaiah Gathings, Injured; more below); Ball State lists 8 (Jalen Bonds, Injured; Derion Talbert, Injured; Isaiah Thacker, Injured; more below).
Injuries
Buffalo
- Elijah Holmes: Injured, Knee
- Terrance Shelton Jr.: Injured, Arm
- Jasaiah Gathings: Injured, Undisclosed
- Bobby Mays: Injured, Undisclosed
- Caleb Oliver: Injured, Knee
- Joey Cheshire: Injured, Undisclosed
- Na'Rod Jarvis: Injured, Arm
- Ramari Taylor: Injured, Undisclosed
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
Recent form
Buffalo
- September 26, 2026: W 31-28 vs Robert Morris
- September 19, 2026: L 13-55 at Penn State
- September 12, 2026: L 20-33 at Florida International
- September 3, 2026: W 21-17 vs UAlbany
- November 28, 2025: L 26-31 vs Ohio
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)