Ball State Cardinals vs Kent State Golden Flashes AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Ball State CardinalsBALL

13–26

Final

Kent State Golden FlashesKENT

Team Season Averages

Ball State CardinalsLeads 6 of 8

Kent State Golden FlashesLeads 2 of 8

Offense

19.7Points per game13.0
298.7Total yards per game251.3
156.3Passing yards per game131.7
142.3Rushing yards per game119.7

Defense

41.3Points allowed per game43.7
487.0Yards allowed per game447.3

Efficiency

21.2%Third-down conversion rate41.7%
1.0Turnovers per game2.3

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KENT)	Total	BALL ML	KENT ML
DDraftKings	-2.5	51.5	+120	-142
FFanDuel	-2.5	51.5	+116	-142
BBetMGM	-2.5	51.5	+115	-140
BBetOnline	-2.5	51.5	+115	-135
BBetRivers	-3	50.5	+118	-148
BBetus	-2.5	51.5	+120	-140
BBovada	-3	51.5	+115	-135
LLowVig	-2.5	51.5	+115	-135
MMyBookie	-2.5	51.5	+120	-147

Game Information

Sep 26, 2026

12:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
BALL	125th	130th
KENT	135th	124th

Matchup

BALLKENT

1-2Record1-2
3Games played3
-65Point diff-92
1-2ATS1-2
3-0O/U3-0
6Rest days7

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
BALL	0	0	7	6	13
KENT	7	10	0	9	26

Team Stats

BALLStatKENT

210Total yards354
164Passing yards189
46Rushing yards165
13First downs20
5-143rd down6-14
2-34th down2-2
0Turnovers0
7-61Penalties14-100
24:42Possession29:13

Player Stats

BALL — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Tyler MizzellQB	16/27	164	1	0	122.5
Team-	0/1	0	0	0	0.0

BALL — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Jalen BondsRB	11	36	1
Johnny Thompson Jr.RB	2	5	0
TJ HortonRB	5	4	0
Tyler MizzellQB	9	1	0
Team-	1	0	0

BALL — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Donovan HamiltonWR	7	—	80	1
Jalen BondsRB	5	—	57	0
Isaiah ThackerWR	3	—	26	0
Tate HooverTE	1	—	1	0

BALL — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	TFL
Sterling SmithDB	9	6	0.0
Mikeah WebsterLB	8	6	2.0
Will YatesDB	7	2	0.0
Cincear LewisLB	6	2	0.0
Gavin ForshaLB	5	2	0.0
Kaleb StewartLB	5	3	0.0
Anthony PinnaceDB	5	4	0.0
Ameir GlennDT	4	3	0.0
Sam FeeneyLB	2	1	0.0
Layton StarksLB	2	1	0.0
Maverick GracioDE	2	0	0.0
Ben MarshDE	1	1	1.0
Eli HohltWR	1	1	0.0
Jacob JeudyOL	1	1	0.0
Caden BrittonLS	1	0	0.0
Chris JacksonDB	1	1	0.0
Justin ThomasLB	1	1	1.0
Stone PerkinsDB	1	0	0.0
Kamron ChambleDB	1	0	0.0
Ka'Shawn ThomasDT	1	0	0.0
Deondre ShepherdDB	1	0	0.0
Kendrick GilbertDT	1	1	0.0
Cedric Franklin IIDB	1	0	0.0
Quentavius ScandrettDB	1	0	0.0
Jared BadieLB	0	0	0.0

KENT — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Dru DeShieldsQB	16/25	189	2	0	153.9

KENT — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Dru DeShieldsQB	13	76	1
Mason KingRB	11	46	0
Brandon WhiteRB	10	26	0
Jakorion CaffeyRB	5	14	0
Wayne HarrisWR	1	2	0
Hunter HoppertonFB	1	2	0
Jared KelleyWR	1	1	0
Team	1	-2	0

KENT — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Da'Realyst ClarkWR	6	—	73	1
Ardell BanksWR	2	—	58	0
Wayne HarrisWR	3	—	38	0
Jared KelleyWR	1	—	12	0
Brandon WhiteRB	3	—	11	1
Jakorion CaffeyRB	1	—	-3	0

KENT — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Joel CordobaDB	6	4	1.0	1.0
Angelo StockstillDB	4	3	0.0	0.0
Derrick Jackson IIIDB	4	4	0.0	0.0
Josue CordobaDL	3	2	0.0	0.0
Norey JohnsonDB	3	3	0.0	0.0
Rocco NichollLB	3	1	0.0	0.5
Sayed AbuhamdehLB	3	1	0.0	0.0
Tyler BivensDB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Semaj BridgemanLB	2	1	0.0	1.0
Davion PritchardDB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Lionel Burns IIIDB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Rafael Terrero Jr.LB	2	2	0.0	0.0
DJ BarnesDB	1	1	0.0	0.0
Jaihien RoyDL	1	1	1.0	1.0
Thomas AdenDL	1	1	0.0	0.0
Garrett LongDL	1	1	0.0	0.0
Tanner MintzLB	1	1	0.0	0.0
Aiden BurgessDL	1	1	0.0	0.0
A'tiq MuhammadDB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Camdon WilbornDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Dion'Dre TaylorDL	1	0	0.0	0.5
Trey RubinsteinLB	1	1	0.0	1.0
Clinton RobinsonDB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Quan Rhodes-McKeeLB	1	1	0.0	0.0
Mohammed HazimeDL	0	0	0.0	0.0

Scoring Summary

12 events · 10 scoring

1st Quarter

10:48BALL
(11:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Thompson Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the BSU18 fumbled by #3 J.Thompson Jr. at BSU17 forced by #5 T.Aden recovered by BSU #77 M.Sandoval at BSU18, End Of Play
0-0
4:15KENT
(04:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #22 B.White caught at BSU00, for 7 yards to the BSU00 QB hurried by #16 K.Stewart TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:15, 1ST DOWN #96 S.Leonard kick attempt good (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
0-7

2nd Quarter

5:34KENT
(05:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush right for 7 yards gain to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:34 #96 S.Leonard kick attempt good (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
0-14
5:34KENT
(05:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush right for 7 yards gain to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:34 #96 S.Leonard kick attempt good (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
0-14
0:03KENT
(00:00) #96 S.Leonard field goal attempt from 53 yards GOOD (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell), clock 00:00
0-17
0:03KENT
(00:00) #96 S.Leonard field goal attempt from 53 yards GOOD (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell), clock 00:00
0-17
0:03KENT
(00:00) #96 S.Leonard field goal attempt from 53 yards GOOD (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell), clock 00:00
0-17

3rd Quarter

6:45BALL
(06:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell pass complete short right to #1 D.Hamilton caught at KSU01, for 6 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:45 #38 B.Boehm kick attempt good (H: #32 C.Stumbaugh, LS: #45 C.Britton)
7-17

4th Quarter

9:44KENT
(09:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #8 D.Clark caught at BSU00, for 5 yards to the BSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:44, 1ST DOWN #96 S.Leonard kick attempt good (H: #42 K.Ford, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
7-24
8:33KENT
(08:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 T.Mizzell sacked for loss of 4 yards to the BSU00 (#2 J.Cordoba), fumble by #9 T.Mizzell, out of bounds at BSU00. Kent St. SAFETY, clock 08:33
7-26
7:11KENT
(07:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush for 5 yards loss to the KSU37 fumbled by #12 D.DeShields at KSU37 recovered by KSU #5 J.Caffey at KSU37, End Of Play
7-26
3:24BALL
(03:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Bonds rush right for 10 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:24, 1ST DOWN #9 T.Mizzell pass attempt failed
13-26

Player props

Ball State Cardinals vs Kent State Golden Flashes Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Dru DeShields
Passing Yards: 0/1 over · last line 227.5
Dru DeShields Passing Yards props & line
Jalen Bonds
Rushing Yards: 1/1 over · last line 39.5
Jalen Bonds Rushing Yards props & line
Keldric Luster
Passing Yards: 0/1 over · last line 196.5
Keldric Luster Passing Yards props & line
TJ Horton
Rushing Yards: 0/1 over · last line 38.5
TJ Horton Rushing Yards props & line
Wayne Harris
Receiving Yards: 1/1 over · last line 75.5
Wayne Harris Receiving Yards props & line

League-wide markets: NCAA Football Passing Yards props · NCAA Football Rushing Yards props · NCAA Football Receiving Yards props

Ball State Cardinals vs Kent State Golden Flashes: Final Score & Recap

The Kent State Golden Flashes beat the Ball State Cardinals 26-13 in this NCAA Football game on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

Team pages: Ball State Cardinals · Kent State Golden Flashes

Ball State Cardinals vs Kent State Golden Flashes Odds

DraftKings lists the Kent State Golden Flashes at KENT -2.5 on the spread, with the total set at 51.5. Moneylines are Ball State Cardinals +120 and Kent State Golden Flashes -142. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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