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Ball State vs Eastern Michigan Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 07 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 52-74
25-39 27-35
Position#288
Record4-10
FormLLLWL
Points / game68.3
Allowed / game68.9
vs
Position#322
Record7-8
FormLLLWL
Points / game71.6
Allowed / game72.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Ball State v Eastern Michigan
05 Dec 2026
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Ball State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Eastern Michigan winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Ball StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana State
#311
L
52-70
52
70
-18
A23/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#159
L
73-80
73
80
-7
A28/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
L
37-55
37
55
-18
A29/11
NCAA
Le Moyne
#240
W
96-85
96
85
+11
H30/11
NCAA
Evansville
#362
L
52-64
52
64
-12
A04/12
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
L
64-68
64
68
-4
H10/12
NCAA
Campbell
#222
L
64-69
64
69
-5
A14/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
77-86
77
86
-9
H20/12
NCAA
Earlham
#693
W
93-30
93
30
+63
H30/12
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
L
72-85
72
85
-13
A03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-27
24-43
29-35
44-45
15-23
22-32
38-38
58-47
32-33
20-31
40-39
24-29
30-30
34-39
36-40
41-46
48-8
45-22
25-41
47-44
137.2Avg total
68.0Scored
69.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)68.368.9137.1-0.629%
Season at home (7)78.765.0143.7+13.757%
Season away (7)57.972.7130.6-14.90%
Last 10 (10)68.069.2137.2-1.220%
Last 5 (5)74.067.6141.6+6.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)69.581.2150.7-11.70%
vs Similar ◀ (13)66.874.5141.3-7.615%
vs Weaker (9)76.173.7149.8+2.467%
This opponent (Eastern Michigan) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Eastern MichiganUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisville
#53
L
46-87
46
87
-41
A25/11
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
64-56
64
56
+8
A27/11
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
73-55
73
55
+18
H28/11
NCAA
Butler
#208
L
68-84
68
84
-16
A03/12
NCAA
Cleary University
#563
W
86-48
86
48
+38
H06/12
NCAA
IPFW
#181
L
65-80
65
80
-15
A11/12
NCAA
Akron
#14
L
72-93
72
93
-21
A20/12
NCAA
Wright State
#94
L
64-70
64
70
-6
A23/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
W
80-74
80
74
+6
H31/12
NCAA
Ohio
#241
L
67-68
67
68
-1
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
17-33
29-54
36-23
28-33
31-31
42-24
36-41
32-43
44-23
42-25
29-47
36-33
34-48
38-45
33-34
31-36
38-41
42-33
32-15
35-53
140.0Avg total
68.5Scored
71.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)71.672.3143.9-0.747%
Season at home (7)79.667.9147.4+11.771%
Season away (8)64.676.2140.9-11.625%
Last 10 (10)68.571.5140.0-3.040%
Last 5 (5)69.677.0146.6-7.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)72.678.1150.7-5.540%
vs Similar ◀ (13)72.570.6143.2+1.954%
vs Weaker (2)88.062.5150.5+25.5100%
This opponent (Ball State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: +0.7+0.71st half: -0.6-0.62nd half2nd half: -1.9-1.92nd half: -2.4-2.4
-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: +0.7+0.71st half: -0.6-0.62nd half2nd half: -1.9-1.92nd half: -2.4-2.4
Ball StateEastern Michigan
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Ball StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana State
#311
W
28-27
28
27
+1
A23/11
NCAA
Monmouth
#159
L
29-35
29
35
-6
A28/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
L
15-23
15
23
-8
A29/11
NCAA
Le Moyne
#240
D
38-38
38
38
+0
H30/11
NCAA
Evansville
#362
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A04/12
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H10/12
NCAA
Campbell
#222
D
30-30
30
30
+0
A14/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#5
L
36-40
36
40
-4
H20/12
NCAA
Earlham
#693
W
48-8
48
8
+40
H30/12
NCAA
Buffalo
#180
L
25-41
25
41
-16
A03/01
NCAA
63.5Avg total
32.1Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.733.967.6-0.233%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.733.370.9+4.447%-
Last 30 away (15)29.734.564.2-4.920%-
Last 10 (10)32.131.463.5+0.730%-
Last 5 (5)35.831.667.4+4.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)33.340.774.0-7.317%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)31.233.564.8-2.323%-
vs Weaker (9)36.033.469.4+2.644%-
This opponent (Eastern Michigan) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Eastern MichiganLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisville
#53
L
17-33
17
33
-16
A25/11
NCAA
Cincinnati
#161
W
36-23
36
23
+13
A27/11
NCAA
NJIT
#220
D
31-31
31
31
+0
H28/11
NCAA
Butler
#208
L
36-41
36
41
-5
A03/12
NCAA
Cleary University
#563
W
44-23
44
23
+21
H06/12
NCAA
IPFW
#181
L
29-47
29
47
-18
A11/12
NCAA
Akron
#14
L
34-48
34
48
-14
A20/12
NCAA
Wright State
#94
L
33-34
33
34
-1
A23/12
NCAA
UMass
#189
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H31/12
NCAA
Ohio
#241
W
32-15
32
15
+17
H03/01
NCAA
66.6Avg total
33.0Scored
33.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.135.269.3-1.037%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.532.669.1+3.960%-
Last 30 away (15)31.837.769.5-5.913%-
Last 10 (10)33.033.666.6-0.630%-
Last 5 (5)33.237.070.2-3.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)34.735.570.2-0.733%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)32.135.067.1-2.938%-
vs Weaker (2)43.034.077.0+9.050%-
This opponent (Ball State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
8
Ball State wins
2
Eastern Michigan wins
Ball Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26ABuffalo72-85
30/12/25HEarlham93-30
20/12/25HMiami (Ohio)77-86
14/12/25ACampbell64-69
10/12/25HSouth Dakota St.64-68
04/12/25AEvansville52-64
30/11/25HLe Moyne96-85
29/11/25ALafayette37-55
28/11/25AMonmouth73-80
23/11/25AIndiana State52-70
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26HOhio67-68
31/12/25HUMass80-74
23/12/25AWright State64-70
20/12/25AAkron72-93
11/12/25AIPFW65-80
06/12/25HCleary University86-48
03/12/25AButler68-84
28/11/25HNJIT73-55
27/11/25ACincinnati64-56
25/11/25ALouisville46-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ball State
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL29%
HomeLWLLW57%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %29%57%0%
Points / game68.378.757.9
Allowed / game68.965.072.7
Point differential-0.6+13.7-14.9
Avg total137.1143.7130.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%57%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Eastern Michigan
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL47%
HomeWWWWL71%
AwayWLLLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1578
Win %47%71%25%
Points / game71.679.664.6
Allowed / game72.367.976.2
Point differential-0.7+11.7-11.6
Avg total143.9147.4140.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%43%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)15150100%93.772.0+21.7
2 Buffalo1513287%79.970.5+9.3
3 Bowling Green1511473%89.168.7+20.4
4 Akron1410471%95.476.8+18.6
5 Kent State1410471%90.181.2+8.9
6 Toledo148657%82.677.8+4.9
7 UMass169756%80.674.1+6.5
8 Ohio169756%77.275.6+1.7
9 Eastern Michigan157847%71.672.3-0.7
10 Western Michigan146843%75.978.8-2.9
11 Northern Illinois145936%76.178.4-2.3
12 Ball State1441029%68.368.9-0.6
13 Central Michigan1541127%72.178.1-6.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Ball State252752
Eastern Michigan393574
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