Ball State vs Kent State Prediction College Football Picks 10/12/24

In this article, we will formulate a Ball State vs Kent State Prediction for this College Football Week 7 game on Saturday, October 12th, at Dix Stadium.  Let’s take a look at a Ball State Cardinals vs. Kent State Golden Flashes pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Cardinals’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Golden Flashes’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Ball State

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kent State

-Recent betting trends in games played between Ball State and Kent State

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cardinals and Golden Flashes. 

Kent State Have Been Awful

Kent State has been awful heading into this game and they have lost all five of their games. In the last game against Eastern Michigan, Kent State scored 33 points, but the defense gave up 52 points and that led to the defeat. Under center for Kent State was Tommy Ulatowski, and he completed 15 of his 28 passes for 345 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. The offense finally actually got the offense going, but the defense couldn’t make any stops. They allowed Delbert Mimms to throw for 145 yards and two touchdowns. 

Kent State is averaging only 14.8 points per game, while its defense is giving up 51.4 points per game. Of course, the offense needs to be better, but if the defense can’t make any stops, this is going to be a long game.

Ball State has Issues

Ball State won the first game of the season against Missouri State, but since that point, they have struggled. In the last game against Western Michigan, they were competitive, scoring 42 points, but the defense gave up 45 points, and they ended up losing by three points. Ball State looked like they might pick up a win, but they were outscored 14-7 and that led to the defeat. Under center for Ball State is Kadin Semonza and he completed 21 of his 35 passes for 307 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions. 

In this game, Ball State needs the offense to really step up here. Ball State overall this season is averaging 25 points while their defense is giving up 48.2 points per game. The defense overall has been an issue. 

Why Ball State Will Beat Kent State 

• Kent State has lost each of its last 12 games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has won each of Ball State’s last seven games.
• Kent State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last seven games in October.
• Ball State has covered the spread in nine of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked teams.

Ball State vs Kent State Prediction

Ball State is going to get the job done here. These teams both struggle to play defense but the big difference is with the offense. This Kent State team has so many issues scoring the ball and it’s not going to get any easier in this game. Ball State is going to run up the score and Kent State won’t be keeping up here. This game will get out of control early. Back Ball State against the spread. 

Shane Mickle's Pick: Ball State -6.5