Ball St at Northwestern Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 43.02
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Ball St
Northwestern 
|
69
D+
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
63
D-
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
65
D
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
62
D-
|
Defensive |
94
A
|
|
73
C-
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
74
C
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
67
D+
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
63
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
95
A
|
RANKINGS
Ball St
Northwestern
| 105 #156 overall |
Overall | 22 #22 overall |
| 129 #142 overall |
Power | 19 #19 overall |
| 121 #135 overall |
Offensive | 23 #23 overall |
| 131 #152 overall |
Defensive | 18 #18 overall |
| 94 #95 overall |
SoS (Current) | 44 #44 overall |
| 89 #89 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 22 #22 overall |
Northwestern#2299%
Ball St#1051%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Northwestern 99%, Ball St 1% at Northwestern.
Northwestern's win probability against Ball St is trending up — from 88% to 98% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Ball St is trending up — from 91% to 98% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Ball St is trending up — from 93% to 99% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern favored
Ball St favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Ball St | Neutral | At Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 90% | 92% | 94% |
| Wk 1 | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 2 | 90% | 93% | 94% |
| Wk 3 | 88% | 91% | 93% |
| Wk 4 | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| Wk 5 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
| Wk 6 | 98% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 7 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
| Wk 8 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
| Wk 9 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
RECORDS
Ball St
Northwestern
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Ball St
Northwestern
| #219 Bowling Green | Best Win | #89 Penn State |
| #142 Kent St | Worst Loss | #7 Indiana |
| 24 pts vs #233 Stony Brook | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #113 Colorado |
| 53 pts vs #6 Ohio State | Largest MOD | 6 pts vs #7 Indiana |
OTHER STATISTICS
Ball St
Northwestern
| 22 | Points per Game | 34.7 |
| 35.3 | Points Against | 16.6 |
| 33 | Home PPG | 39.2 |
| 24.3 | Home PA | 13.2 |
| 15.4 | Away PPG | 23.5 |
| 41.8 | Away PA | 25 |
| 35-26 | Opponent Record | 25-28 |
| 149.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 103.6 |
| L 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Ball St
Northwestern
| Oct 24 | vs Sacramento St (1-7) | W34-17 | Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | W42-14 |
| Oct 17 | at Bowling Green (2-6) | W32-31 | Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 |
| Oct 10 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L14-45 | Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 |
| Oct 3 | vs Toledo (6-2) | L24-39 | Oct 2 | vs Penn State (3-4) | W34-13 |
| Sep 26 | at Kent St (3-5) | L13-26 | Sep 25 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | L23-29 |
| Sep 19 | at Liberty (6-1) | L15-51 | Sep 19 | vs Colorado (2-5) | W41-7 |
| Sep 12 | vs Stony Brook (5-3) | W41-17 | Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W34-18 |
| Sep 5 | at #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L3-56 |