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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Ball St
Cardinals
Mid-American
11
20% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big Ten
34
80% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 22.28
TOTAL POINTS
45
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Ball St
Northwestern
|
63
D-
|
Overall |
85
B
|
|
61
D-
|
Power |
83
B-
|
|
62
D-
|
Offensive |
75
C
|
|
64
D
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
63
D-
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
63
D-
|
SoS (Future) |
98
A+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Ball St
Northwestern
| 204 | Overall | 49 |
| 153 | Power | 58 |
| 166 | Offensive | 87 |
| 138 | Defensive | 34 |
| 131 | SoS (Current) | 3 |
| 131 | SoS (Future) | 3 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Ball St
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
7-6 (53.8%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Home |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-5 (0%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-6 (33.3%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Ball St
Northwestern
| #78 Ohio U. | Best Win | #36 Penn State |
| #293 Northern Illinois | Worst Loss | #52 Nebraska |
| 14 pts vs #227 Akron | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #262 Louisiana-Monroe |
| 42 pts vs #56 Western Michigan | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Ball St
Northwestern
| 15.8 | Points per Game | 23.4 |
| 29.8 | Points Against | 19.8 |
| 24.4 | Home PPG | 28.7 |
| 21.6 | Home PA | 16.2 |
| 9.7 | Away PPG | 15.2 |
| 35.7 | Away PA | 26 |
| 75-77 | Opponent Record | 92-76 |
| 149.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 90.4 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 3 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Ball St
Northwestern
| Nov 29 at Miami OH (7-7) L 24-45 | Dec 26 Central Michigan (7-6) W 34-7 |
| Nov 22 at Toledo (8-5) L 9-38 | Nov 29 at (16) Illinois (9-4) L 13-20 |
| Nov 15 vs Eastern Michigan (4-8) L 9-24 | Nov 22 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 38-35 |
| Nov 5 vs Kent St (5-7) W 17-13 | Nov 15 (20) Michigan (9-4) L 22-24 |
| Oct 25 at Northern Illinois (3-9) L 7-21 | Nov 7 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 17-38 |
| Oct 18 vs Akron (5-7) W 42-28 | Oct 25 at Nebraska (7-6) L 21-28 |
| Oct 11 at Western Michigan (10-4) L 0-42 | Oct 18 vs Purdue (2-10) W 19-0 |
| Oct 4 vs Ohio U. (9-4) W 20-14 | Oct 11 at Penn State (7-6) W 22-21 |
| Sep 20 at Connecticut (9-4) L 25-31 | Oct 4 vs Louisiana-Monroe (3-9) W 42-7 |
| Sep 13 vs New Hampshire (8-5) W 34-29 | Sep 27 vs UCLA (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Sep 6 at Auburn (5-7) L 3-42 | Sep 13 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 14-34 |
| Aug 30 at Purdue (2-10) L 0-31 | Sep 5 vs Western Illinois (4-8) W 42-7 |
