Venue & Event Details
Location: Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH
Kickoff: 2:00 PM EST
Broadcast: ESPN+
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 48°F at kickoff, dropping into low 40s by evening
Conditions: Cloudy skies, winds 10–15 mph
Impact: Passing may be slightly affected; rushing and short-yardage execution favored
Injury Report
Ball State: QB Kiael Kelly (healthy, 1,217 yards, 8 TDs, 6 INTs; 537 rushing yards, 5 TDs); RB Eric Weatherly (healthy, 49 yards rushing vs EMU); WR Qian Magwood (healthy, 257 yards, 1 TD).
Toledo: QB Tucker Gleason (healthy, 2,199 yards, 17 TDs, 7 INTs); RB DeaMonte Trayanum (healthy, 728 yards, 9 TDs); WR Junior Vandeross III (healthy, 749 yards, 9 TDs).
Key Player Matchups
Tucker Gleason (Toledo QB) vs Ball State Secondary: Gleason’s efficiency (65.6% completion) will test a defense ranked 82nd nationally in pass defense (227.8 YPG allowed).
DeaMonte Trayanum (Toledo RB) vs Ball State Front Seven: Trayanum’s power running against a defense allowing 172.6 rushing YPG (108th nationally).
Kiael Kelly (Ball State QB) vs Toledo Defense: Kelly’s dual-threat ability faces a Toledo defense ranked 2nd nationally in total defense (232.6 YPG allowed).
Recent Team Forms
Ball State: Lost 24–9 vs Eastern Michigan (Nov. 15); Kelly threw for 62 yards, rushed for 67 yards.
Toledo: Beat Miami (OH) 24–3 (Nov. 12); Gleason threw for 169 yards, 2 TDs, Trayanum rushed for 91 yards and 1 TD.
Series History
All-time: Toledo leads the series 26–21.
Recent: Toledo has won 4 of last 5 meetings.
Last meeting (2024): Toledo won 28–13.
Betting Trends:
Toledo is 7–3 ATS this season.
Ball State is 6–4 ATS.
Unders have hit in 7 of Toledo’s 10 games.
Historical Betting Results
Toledo has covered in 4 of last 6 MAC games.
Ball State has covered in 3 of last 5 games.
Toledo has won 3 of last 4 head-to-head matchups.
Prediction: Toledo 33 – Ball State 9
Game Odds
Ball State Cardinals 45.5
Toledo Rockets – 29.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
