Wk 10 · 2026
Ball State Cardinals at Massachusetts Minutemen — Wed, Nov 4
Wed, Nov 4 ·
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, MA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 65 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
MAC · no games yet
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Ratings differential BALL by 8.5
MAC · no games yet
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ball State form
No completed games on record.
UMass form
No completed games on record.
Ball State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
UMass this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Ball State | UMass |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo MAC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Bowling Green MAC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Sacramento St MAC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Buffalo MAC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 1–1 · Ball State won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.0 points toward UMass
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015-10-31 | UMass 10 — 20 Ball State | at BALL | Ball State |
| 2014 | 2014-11-12 | Ball State 10 — 24 UMass | at MASS | UMass |
Ball State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 154/273, 1583 YDS, 11 TD, 8 INT |
| Ty Robinson WR #10 | 2/3, 77 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kiael Kelly QB #1 | 211 CAR, 600 YDS, 5 TD |
| Qua Ashley RB #9 | 118 CAR, 547 YDS, 4 TD | |
| TJ Horton RB #4 | 60 CAR, 180 YDS | |
| Receiving | Qian Magwood WR #5 | 19 REC, 320 YDS, 1 TD |
| Donovan Hamilton WR #1 | 20 REC, 244 YDS | |
| Eric Weatherly WR #3 | 29 REC, 238 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Koby Gross TE #6 | 10 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Alfred Chea LB #0 | 59 |
| Joey Stemler LB #21 | 54 | |
| Michael Gravely Jr. DB #2 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Nathan Voorhis EDGE #44 | 12 |
| DeJuan Echoles Jr. DE #31 | 3 | |
| Drew Hughes DT #47 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Joedrick Lewis DB #1 | 3 |
| Eric McClain CB #9 | 2 | |
| Muheem McCargo DB #16 | 1 |
UMass leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | AJ Hairston QB #8 | 107/216, 957 YDS, 4 TD, 4 INT |
| Grant Jordan QB #9 | 63/110, 595 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Brandon Hood RB #26 | 98 CAR, 368 YDS, 2 TD |
| Rocko Griffin RB #24 | 53 CAR, 246 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Elijah Faulkner RB #23 | 40 CAR, 114 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jacquon Gibson WR #4 | 63 REC, 616 YDS |
| Donnie Gray WR #12 | 27 REC, 260 YDS | |
| Max Dowling TE #11 | 20 REC, 199 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jake McConnachie WR #7 | 16 REC, 144 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Tyler Martin LB #5 | 104 |
| Derrieon Craig DL #0 | 81 | |
| Zeraun Daniel S #38 | 75 | |
| Sacks | Marques White DE #16 | 5 |
| David Onuoha DL #10 | 2.5 | |
| Timmy Hinspeter LB #44 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | DD Snyder S #1 | 1 |
| Tyler Martin LB #5 | 1 | |
| Jeremiah McGill DB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.