Ball State vs. Lafayette Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 29

The Ball State Cardinals (2-4) visit the Lafayette Leopards (1-6) at Kirby Sports Center, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 29, 2025. The Cardinals are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 139.5.

Ball State is coming off of an 80-73 loss to Monmouth in its last outing on Friday. Davion Hill scored a team-high 21 points for Ball State in the loss. Lafayette is coming off of a 76-63 loss to Le Moyne in its last game on Friday. Caleb Williams scored 18 points in Lafayette's loss, leading the team.

Ball State vs. Lafayette Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Ball State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ball State -142
• Moneyline underdog: Lafayette +120
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Ball State vs. Lafayette

• This season, Ball State's games have gone over this game's 139.5-point over/under twice.
• Five of Lafayette's games have finished with a combined score over 139.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 136.1 points per game, 3.4 points fewer than the total of 139.5 for this matchup.
• The 149.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 9.9 more than the 139.5 total in this contest.
• Ball State has seen a 137.2 average over/under in its games this season, 2.3 less than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 8.9 points lower than the average over/under in Lafayette's games this season (148.4 points).

Betting the Spread: Ball State vs. Lafayette

• Ball State has covered the spread one time this season.
• This season, the Cardinals have one against the spread win in two games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• Lafayette has covered the spread two times this season.
• The Leopards have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 2.5 points or more (in four chances).
• Lafayette is winless ATS (0-1) as a 2.5-point underdog or more at home.

Betting the Moneyline: Ball State vs. Lafayette

• Ball State has split the two games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
• The Cardinals have played as a favorite of -142 or more twice this season and split those games.
• Ball State has a 58.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Lafayette has been posted as the moneyline underdog four times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Leopards have won all of their four games in which they were named as at least a +120 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Lafayette has a 45.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Ball State vs. Lafayette

• Pick ATS: Lafayette (+ 2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (139.5)
  
• Prediction: Lafayette 71 - Ball State 68