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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Ball St. · #220 · MAC · 0–0Western Michigan · #173 · MAC · 0–0Sat, Jan 16 · 2:30 PM ETUniversity Arena (MI) · Kalamazoo, MI
Model line
Western Michigan −10.4
Win probability
Western Michigan 86%
Projected tempo
70.2
possessions
Site
Western Michigan home
14%Win probability86%

The model makes Western Michigan a 10.4-point favorite, winning about 86 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Ball St. offense vs Western Michigan defense

Ball St. OStatWestern Michigan D
65.4#318Tempo#15069.0
47.0#336eFG%#31354.4
16.2#151TOV%#34713.4
27.1#292ORB%#11829.1
31.6#264FT rate#25137.5
10.9#294Block%#2887.6
53.6#145Assist%#22253.9
47.0#3312P%#30054.5
31.4#3083P%#30836.1
71.0#235FT%—
39.4#1833PA rate#5243.7

Western Michigan offense vs Ball St. defense

Western Michigan OStatBall St. D
69.0#150Tempo#31865.4
49.9#242eFG%#24952.7
16.9#197TOV%#6118.7
30.5#182ORB%#19931.0
32.8#243FT rate#10632.1
11.9#339Block%#2468.2
48.1#285Assist%#22654.1
48.1#3082P%#23953.0
35.3#1033P%#23434.8
74.4#109FT%—
36.1#2483PA rate#11741.2

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Ball St.

Fri, Mar 6HCentral Michigan272W 85–69
Tue, Mar 3AWestern Michigan173W 74–71
Sat, Feb 28ANorthern Illinois278W 79–43
Tue, Feb 24HMassachusetts166W 74–73
Fri, Feb 20HAkron100L 65–78

Western Michigan

Fri, Mar 6AKent St.126L 78–86
Tue, Mar 3HBall St.220L 71–74
Fri, Feb 27HMiami OH108L 67–69
Tue, Feb 24ABowling Green192W 88–79
Sat, Feb 21ACentral Michigan272L 70–83