Sacramento State vs Ball State Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 8)
Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 AM ET
About this game
This season, Sacramento State is 1-4 with 88 points for and 143 against; Ball State is 1-3 with 72 points for and 150 against.
Sacramento State is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 17.6 scored and 28.6 allowed; most recently losing to Massachusetts 6-35 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: Sacramento State list none; Ball State lists 8 (Jalen Bonds, Injured; Derion Talbert, Injured; Isaiah Thacker, Injured; more below).
Injuries
Sacramento State
None listed.
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
Sacramento State
- September 26, 2026: L 6-35 vs Massachusetts
- September 19, 2026: L 10-31 vs North Dakota State
- September 12, 2026: L 3-49 at Fresno State
- September 5, 2026: W 52-0 vs Mississippi Valley State
- August 29, 2026: L 17-28 at Eastern Michigan
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)