Ball State Cardinals vs Georgia Southern Eagles Preview & Odds — November 2, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (366 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Matchup preview
Ball State visits Georgia Southern on Monday, November 2 at 7:00 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), Ball State scored 66.1 points per game (345th of 366) and allowed 71.4 (88th). Georgia Southern scored 79.9 points per game (69th of 366) and allowed 80.3 (325th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Ball State 99.8 (336th), Georgia Southern 109.8 (143rd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Ball State 108.8 (191st), Georgia Southern 113.7 (305th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Ball State −9.0 (295th), Georgia Southern −3.8 (228th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
Ball State is a 2.5-point road favorite, with Georgia Southern getting the points at home. The spread opened at Ball State -2. The total is 158.5, up from 157 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Ball State -136, Georgia Southern +112) prices Ball State at 55% and Georgia Southern at 45%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
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Odds and line movement
Ball State -2 (-110)
Ball State -2.5 (-107)
Georgia Southern +112 45%
Georgia Southern +112 45%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Nov 2
- Ball State -2.5+103ProphetX
- Georgia Southern +2.5-106ProphetX
- Over 158.5-102Novig
- Under 158.5-106Novig
- Ball State-122Novig
- Georgia Southern+125Hard Rock
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Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 2 times since 2019: Ball State won 1 and Georgia Southern 1.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2022 | Georgia Southern 54, Ball State 58 Ball State won | ||
| Nov 9, 2021 | Ball State 71, Georgia Southern 82 Georgia Southern won |
Meetings since 2019, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
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Ball State Cardinals
Georgia Southern Eagles
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