Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ball State Cardinals Prediction, Odds and Picks for Tomorrow, 11/05/25

It is MACtion time as we have a pair of MAC games on Wednesday night. And in true MACtion fashion, we are dealing with a couple of middle-of-the-pack teams in the conference as the Kent State Golden Flashes travel to take on the Ball State Cardinals. Kent State was expected to be among the very worst teams in the country, rebuilding from a winless 2024 campaign and uncertain that they would do much better this year. Yet here they are with 3 wins already, and 2-2 in the conference. Ball State finished last season only above Kent State, and they too made plenty of changes in the offseason. They also sit at 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the conference. You are probably just flipping a coin in this game regardless, but give me Ball State to cover -1.5 at home.

Neither offense is much of a threat in this game. These teams rank 131^st and 132^nd in the country (out of 134) in terms of total offense. Expect very basic offensive principles and not many electric plays. But we are going to go with Ball State for a few reasons. First, the Golden Flashes are likely to be missing a couple of offensive linemen in an already bad offense. Second, neither team has won a road game yet this season, but the Cardinals are somehow 3-0 on their home turf. Third, I think Kent State has already outperformed their season expectations, and it will likely be a faltering finish from here. Give me the Cardinals at home.

Kent State vs Ball State prediction: Ball State -1.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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