Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Fri, Oct 16 · 11:00pm CT · Doyt L. Perry Stadium · Bowling Green, OH11:00pm CT
BALL
Ball State Cardinals · MAC · 1-2 · Away
FPI -21.6 · rank 134 · No CFBD row
BGSU
Bowling Green Falcons · MAC · 0-3 · Home
FPI -23.2 · rank 136 · No CFBD row

Market vs model

Spread
BGSU
BALL
Model
BGSU -0.9
Edge
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
Pass
BGSU · BALL
Total — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • BGSU rating -23.2, BALL rating -21.6.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to BGSU.
  • Predicted margin is BGSU by 0.9.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 0.9. No market line yet. (Rating gap -1.6; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline is a pass — the predicted margin is inside 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

BALL

FPI -21.6 · rank 134 · No CFBD row

  1. L@ LIB 51-15 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs STBK 41-17 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. L@ OSU 56-3 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. L@ M-OH 45-24 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. L@ TOL 38-9 · Sat, Nov 22

BGSU

FPI -23.2 · rank 136 · No CFBD row

  1. L@ ISU 55-7 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. L@ NEB 56-7 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Lvs TAR 20-13 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. W@ MASS 45-14 · Tue, Nov 25
  5. Lvs AKR 19-16 · Tue, Nov 18

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 0.9. No market line yet. (Rating gap -1.6; home field +2.5).

No moneyline ticket — predicted margin is inside 2 points.