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Tanner Koziol will lead the Ball State Cardinals (1-3) into their battle versus the Western Michigan Broncos (1-3) at Scheumann Stadium on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ET.
The Broncos are expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -9.5) against the Cardinals. The over/under for this game is 57.5 points.
Below you’ll find our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
Western Michigan -9.5 vs. Ball State
Western Michigan vs. Ball State Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Broncos (-9.5)
- Moneyline: Broncos (-355), Cardinals (+277)
- Total: 57.5 points
Western Michigan vs. Ball State Betting Stats and Info
In four tries, the Broncos have won just once against the spread. Against the spread, the Broncos are winless in one game when favored by 9.5 points or more. In one game as a moneyline favorite, Western Michigan won. Ball State has a pair of wins against the spread this season (2-2-0). The Cardinals are winless in two games against the spread when underdogs by 9.5 points or more. Ball State has played a game as an underdog on the moneyline three times so far this season, losing each game.
Western Michigan vs. Ball State Recent Stats and Trends
Western Michigan Broncos
Ball State Cardinals
Western Michigan vs. Ball State Key Players
Western Michigan Broncos
- Hayden Wolff has thrown for 643 yards while connecting on 61.7% of his passes (50-for-81), with four touchdowns and two interceptions (160.8 yards per game).
- Jaden Nixon has rushed for a team-high 360 yards (90 per game) and picked up three touchdowns.
- So far this season Zahir Abdus-Salaam has run for 180 yards (45 per game), with two touchdowns.
- Anthony Sambucci has 13 receptions for a team-high 212 yards (53 per game) and one touchdown.
- Blake Bosma has contributed with 103 yards, on eight catches plus one touchdown. He puts up 25.8 receiving yards per game.
- Christopher Toudle has 56 receiving yards on four receptions (five targets), with one touchdown, averaging 14 yards per game.
- Isaiah Green has two sacks to lead the team, and has also added one TFL and eight tackles.
- Over the course of the current campaign, Donald Willis has collected 17 tackles and one TFL and leads the team in tackles.
Ball State Cardinals
- Kadin Semonza has 826 passing yards (206.5 per game) with a 68.6% completion percentage (96-for-140), throwing for eight touchdowns with five interceptions.
- Braedon Sloan has 59 attempts for a team-high 282 rushing yards (70.5 per game) and two touchdowns. He also has 14 catches for 111 receiving yards and one touchdown.
- Vaughn Pemberton has run for 44 yards on 12 carries (11 yards per game).
- This year Koziol has 29 receptions and leads the team with 289 yards (72.3 per game) while hauling in three touchdowns.
- Cam Pickett has also chipped in with 22 catches for 158 yards this year. He has been targeted 34 times, and averages 39.5 receiving yards.
- Qian Magwood has collected 121 yards on 12 receptions with two touchdowns, averaging 30.3 yards per game.
- This season Sam Feeney leads the team with two sacks and has added two TFL and three tackles.
- Jackson Wiegold’s 10 tackles and one TFL make him the team’s top tackler.
- Joey Stemler has a team-high one interception and has tacked on one TFL and one pass defended in four games this season.