How to Watch Ball State vs. Western Michigan: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – October 5, 2024

Updated Oct. 5, 2024 1:33 p.m. ET

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On Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Ball State Cardinals (1-3) will take on Hayden Wolff and the Western Michigan Broncos (1-3).

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How to Watch Western Michigan vs. Ball State

Western Michigan has won against Ball State two times in the past two matchups.
The Broncos have covered two times in those games while outpacing the total both times.
Ball State has scored 25 fewer points than Western Michigan in their past two games.

Despite sporting a bottom-25 defense that ranks 16th-worst in the FBS (436.5 yards allowed per game), Western Michigan has had more success on offense, ranking 102nd in the FBS offensively totaling 338.8 yards per game.
While Western Michigan's pass defense ranks 85th with 223.8 passing yards allowed per game,the offense has been worse, ranking 16th-worst (160.8 passing yards per game).
With 35.5 points allowed per game on defense, which ranks 10th-worst in the FBS, the Broncos have been forced to rely on their 96th-ranked offense (23.3 points per contest) to keep them competitive.
The Broncos have the 58th-ranked rushing offense this year (178 rushing yards per game), and they've been worse defensively, ranking 13th-worst with 212.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
While Western Michigan's third-down defense ranks 80th with a 39.6% third-down conversion rate allowed per game, the offense has been less successful, ranking 18th-worst with a 30.4% third-down conversion rate.
The Broncos have the 89th-ranked turnover margin in college football at -2, forcing two turnovers (127th in the FBS) while turning it over four times (32nd in the FBS).

Name	Position	Stats
Jaden Nixon	RB	360 YDS / 3 TD / 90 YPG / 6.7 YPC 5 REC / 47 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 11.8 REC YPG
Hayden Wolff	QB	643 YDS (61.7%) / 4 TD / 2 INT
Zahir Abdus-Salaam	RB	180 YDS / 2 TD / 45 YPG / 4.2 YPC
Anthony Sambucci	WR	13 REC / 212 YDS / 1 TD / 53 YPG
Isaiah Green	DL	8 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 SACK
Donald Willis	LB	17 TKL / 1 TFL
Corey Walker	DL	7 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Bilhal Kone	DB	14 TKL / 1 TFL

Ball State has been unproductive on both offense and defense this season, ranking 18th-worst in total offense (307.8 total yards per game) and second-worst in total defense (529.8 total yards allowed per game).
Ball State ranks 88th in passing yards per game (207.3), but it has been worse on the other side of the ball, ranking second-worst in the FBS with 310.8 passing yards conceded per contest.
The Cardinals' defense has been a bottom-25 unit in scoring defense this season, surrendering 49 points per game, which ranks second-worst in the FBS. On the offensive side of the ball, they rank 109th with 20.8 points per contest.
The Cardinals have lots of room to improve in the running game, as they rank 19th-worst in rushing yards per game (100.5) and 10th-worst in rushing yards surrendered per game (219).
Ball State's defense has been a bottom-25 unit on third down this season, ceding a 55% third-down conversion rate, which ranks second-worst in the FBS. Offensively, it ranks 64th with a 55% third-down rate.
The Cardinals have compiled three forced turnovers (111th in the FBS) and committed five turnovers (42nd in the FBS) this season for a -2 turnover margin that ranks 89th in the FBS.

Name	Position	Stats
Braedon Sloan	RB	282 YDS / 2 TD / 70.5 YPG / 4.8 YPC 14 REC / 111 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 27.8 REC YPG
Kadin Semonza	QB	826 YDS (68.6%) / 8 TD / 5 INT -42 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -10.5 RUSH YPG
Tanner Koziol	TE	29 REC / 289 YDS / 3 TD / 72.3 YPG
Malcolm Gillie	WR	10 REC / 119 YDS / 2 TD / 29.8 YPG
Sam Feeney	LB	3 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Brandon Berger	LB	6 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
George Udo	DB	8 TKL / 1 TFL
Riley Tolsma	DL	6 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK