Northern Illinois vs. Ball State Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 25, 2025

Updated Oct. 25, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET

Data Skrive

The Northern Illinois Huskies (1-6) are 6.5-point favorites when they host the Ball State Cardinals (3-4) in conference action on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium. The point total is set at 42.5 for the contest.

In their last action, the Huskies lost against the Ohio Bobcats, 48-21. The Cardinals beat the Akron Zips, 42-28, in their last contest.

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Northern Illinois vs. Ball State Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois
TV: ESPN+
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Northern Illinois vs Ball State Betting Information updated as of October 25, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Northern Illinois	-6.5 (-110)	-244	+199	42.5	-106	-115

Northern Illinois vs. Ball State Prediction

Pick ATS: Ball State (+6.5)
Pick OU: Under (42.5)
Prediction: Ball State 21, Northern Illinois 20

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Northern Illinois vs. Ball State Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Huskies 24, Cardinals 18.
The Huskies have a 70.9% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Cardinals hold a 33.4% implied probability.
Northern Illinois has a record of just 1-6-0 against the spread this season.
Ball State is 5-2-0 ATS this season.

Northern Illinois vs. Ball State: Head-to-Head

Ball State has a 3-1 record against Northern Illinois in their last four matchups.
In those contests against Northern Illinois, the Cardinals have covered three times while outpacing the total on two occasions.
Over their last four head-to-head contests, Ball State has racked up 118 points, while Northern Illinois has tallied 108.

Northern Illinois vs. Ball State: 2025 Stats Comparison

	Northern Illinois	Ball State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	12.3 (135)	17.7 (128)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	24.3 (68)	31 (112)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	7 (37)	8 (56)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	6 (99)	5 (116)

Northern Illinois 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Telly Johnson Jr.	RB	459 YDS / 2 TD / 65.6 YPG / 5.9 YPC
DeAree Rogers	WR	35 REC / 396 YDS / 2 TD / 56.6 YPG
Chavon Wright	RB	325 YDS / 2 TD / 46.4 YPG / 3.8 YPC
Josh Holst	QB	537 YDS (63.2%) / 3 TD / 2 INT 105 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 21 RUSH YPG
Quinton Urwiler	LB	82 TKL / 3 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Filip Maciorowski	LB	50 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Jasper Beeler	DB	47 TKL / 0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
Muhammad Jammeh	DB	41 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD

Ball State 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kiael Kelly	QB	846 YDS (59.3%) / 5 TD / 3 INT 331 RUSH YDS / 5 RUSH TD / 47.3 RUSH YPG
Qua Ashley	RB	476 YDS / 4 TD / 68 YPG / 5.3 YPC 16 REC / 79 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 11.3 REC YPG
Qian Magwood	WR	12 REC / 217 YDS / 1 TD / 31 YPG
TJ Horton	RB	131 YDS / 0 TD / 21.8 YPG / 4.2 YPC
Nate Voorhis	DL	24 TKL / 8 TFL / 7 SACK
DeJuan Echoles Jr.	LB	15 TKL / 1 TFL / 3 SACK
Joey Stemler	LB	27 TKL / 0 TFL
Alfred Chea Jr.	LB	29 TKL / 1 TFL