Ball State at San José State - 2020 Matchup Preview

Ball State Cardinals vs San José State Spartans

Thursday, December 31st 2020 (2:00 PM EST)
San José State -9.5 (63.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Ball State 34 - San José State: 13 (Offerpad Arizona Bowl)

Cardinals (7 - 1) (5 - 3 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 16 - 30 (10 - 36 on Road)
'20 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Our Line: -0.5 (SP+ SJSU -1)
Projected Score: BALL: 22 - SJSU: 28 (50)
SJSU Win prob: 79% | Cover: 55%
BALL Travel: 1520 miles, 2 hrs ahead

Spartans (7 - 1) (6 - 1 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 21 - 33 (26 - 30 @ Home)
'20 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Bowls
BALL Players
SJSU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Ball State's 2020 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Wed 11/4	Ball State at Miami (OH)	-1.0	56.5	L 31 - 38	O	N
Wed 11/11	Ball State vs Eastern Michigan	-8.0	61.0	W 38 - 31	O	N
Wed 11/18	Ball State vs Northern Illinois	-14.5	59.5	W 31 - 25	U	N
Sat 11/28	Ball State at Toledo	+9.5	67.0	W 27 - 24	U	Y
Sat 12/5	Ball State at Central Michigan	-2.5	62.5	W 45 - 20	O	Y
Sat 12/12	Ball State vs Western Michigan	+2.0	66.5	W 30 - 27	U	Y
Fri 12/18	Ball State vs Buffalo	+13.0	69.5	W 38 - 28	U	Y
Thu 12/31	Ball State vs San José State	+9.5	63.0	W 34 - 13	U	Y

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Predictions for Ball State's Schedule

San José State's 2020 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24	San José State vs Air Force	+7.5	63.5	W 17 - 6	U	Y
Sat 10/31	San José State at New Mexico	-9.5
Fri 11/6	San José State at San Diego State	+10.0	49.5	W 28 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/14	San José State vs UNLV	-17.0	62.0	W 34 - 17	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 12/5	San José State vs Hawai'i	+2.5	59.0	W 35 - 24	U	Y
Fri 12/11	San José State vs Nevada	+1.5	60.5	W 30 - 20	U	Y
Sat 12/19	San José State vs Boise State	+6.5	59.5	W 34 - 20	U	Y
Thu 12/31	San José State vs Ball State	-9.5	63.0	L 13 - 34	U	N

Important Stats (2019)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
BALL	.23	46%	15.8	45%	3.19	219	46%	244	4.01	.21	45%	29.8	44%	44%	3.73	52.9	1.3	2.6
SJSU	.2	45%	21.4	41%	2.44	89	46%	338	4.15	.21	47%	32.5	48%	43%	3.75	50.3	1	2.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
BALL		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
SJSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2019

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
BALL Offense	12	15.8	9.7	46.5%	4.01	1.3	24	463	219	244	4.9	54%	44%	45%	46%	20%	.23
SJSU Defense	12	32.5	29.5	47%	3.75	2.4	-	-	-	-	-	60%	39%	48%	43%	19%	.21

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
BALL Defense	12	29.8	35.7	45%	3.73	2.6	-	-	-	-	-	54%	44%	44%	44%	22%	.21
SJSU Offense	12	21.4	25.8	45.3%	4.15	1	21	427	89	338	3.5	35%	62%	41%	46%	22%	.2

Additional Stats 2019

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Ball State	12	30:16	24.3	41%	52%	5.9	52.9	1.3	2.6	7.6	1.8	1	30.3
San José State	12	26:25	21.4	41%	44%	6.1	50.3	1	2.4	7.6	2.4	0	29.5

Run Game Stats (2020)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
BALL Offense	12	54%	45%	44.7	219.4	4.9	27	.17	3.19	75%	14%	1
SJSU Defense	12	60%	48%	-	-	-	-	.2	3.22	80%	12%	0.97

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
BALL Defense	12	54%	44%	-	-	-	-	.17	2.89	72%	12%	1.05
SJSU Offense	12	35%	41%	25.7	89.4	3.5	19	-.04	2.44	63%	9%	0.74

Pass Game Stats (2020)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
BALL Offense	12	44%	46%	19.9	31.1	243.6	7.8	12.2	24	7	.31	1.5	30%	38%	.35	6%	1.7
SJSU Defense	12	39%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	.24	1.5	28%	36%	.35	6%	1.8

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
BALL Defense	12	44%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	.29	1.5	31%	34%	.35	9%	2
SJSU Offense	12	62%	46%	25.4	41.4	338	8.2	13.3	24	7	.37	1.6	33%	38%	.43	13%	1.8

Ball State's Power Ratings
Ball State's Power Rating: NR
Ball State's Offense Rating: NR
Ball State's Defense Rating: NR
2020 Talent Rating: #120
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Ball State's 2020 Expected Record: -
Ball State's 2020 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.2 #73
Ball State's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.4 #47
Ball State's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.5 #91

Average Talent
Average Mid-American Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Ball State: San José State: 0.55

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Ball State: -0.2 San José State: 1.1

San José State's Power Ratings
San José State's Power Rating: 0.55 NR
San José State's Offense Rating: NR
San José State's Defense Rating: NR
2020 Talent Rating: #94
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
San José State's 2020 Expected Record: -
San José State's 2020 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.1 #66
San José State's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.9 #56
San José State's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.6 #73

Average Talent
Average Mountain West Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Ball State Scoring
Offense: 15.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 9.7
Defense: 29.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 35.7

Ball State's 2020 Record
Record: 7 - 1
Record vs Spread: 5 - 3 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 5
Record on Road: 4 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
San José State 28
Ball State 22

Projected Total Points: 50

San José State Scoring
Offense: 21.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 25.8
Defense: 32.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 29.5

San José State's 2020 Record
Record: 7 - 1
Record vs Spread: 6 - 1 - 1
Over/Under Record: 0 - 8
Record at home: 4 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 0 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2020	12/31	San José State	13	Ball State	34	San José State -9.5	Ball State	63.0	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
San José State	0	0	0 Overs
Ball State	1	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

Ball State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2020	Arizona Bowl	Ball State vs San José State	+9.5	63.0	W 34 - 13

San José State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2020	Arizona Bowl	San José State vs Ball State	-9.5	63.0	L 13 - 34
2015	Cure Bowl	San José State vs Georgia State	-4.0		W 27 - 16

(#) BALL at (#) SJSU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	BALL	SJSU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#73	#66
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#120	#94
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Ball State Injury Report

San José State Injury Report

Ball State on Offense


CategoryCat	BALL Off	SJSU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#47	#73
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Ball State Run Game


CategoryCat	BALL Off	SJSU Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Ball State Pass Game


CategoryCat	BALL Off	SJSU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

San José State on Offense


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	BALL Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#56	#91
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

San José State Run Game


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	BALL Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

San José State Pass Game


CategoryCat	SJSU Off	BALL Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
SJSU 5 Year Profile: Improving Average G5
'20 Profile: Up to Top G5

BALL 5 Year Profile: Improving Average G5
'20 Profile: Up to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Arizona Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 1
San José State -9.5 (63.0)
Ball State won at San José State this year (34-13)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

BALL's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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BALL's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

SJSU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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SJSU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD