Ball State vs. Louisiana Time, TV & Stream – Nov. 3

The Ball State Cardinals face the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on ESPN+.

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How to Watch Ball State vs. Louisiana

• Game day: Monday, November 3, 2025
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
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Ball State vs. Louisiana Stat Insights

Points

• Last year, the Cardinals averaged just 2.4 more points per game (75.4) than the Ragin' Cajuns gave up (73.0).
• When Ball State scored more than 73.0 points last season, it went 13-3.
• When Louisiana allowed fewer than 75.4 points last season, it went 11-9.
• The Ragin' Cajuns scored 8.8 fewer points per game last year (65.4) than the Cardinals allowed their opponents to score (74.2).
• Louisiana put together a 2-3 record last season in games it scored more than 74.2 points.
• Ball State's record was 4-1 when it gave up fewer than 65.4 points last season.
• The Cardinals totaled 36 more points than their opponents last season (1.2 per game on average), while the Ragin' Cajuns were outscored by 251 total points (7.6 per game average differential).

Shooting

• The Cardinals shot 45.5% from the field last season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 45.4% the Ragin' Cajuns allowed to opponents.
• Ball State had a 10-4 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 45.4% from the field.
• The Ragin' Cajuns shot 39.9% from the field, 4.5% lower than the 44.4% the Cardinals' opponents shot last season.
• Louisiana put together a 1-4 straight up record in games it shot over 44.4% from the field.

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Rebounding

• The Cardinals averaged 31.7 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Ragin' Cajuns by 4.6 boards per contest last season.
• Ball State was 10-4 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Louisiana was 4-19 when they failed to control the glass.
• The Ragin' Cajuns ranked 353rd in rebounding in college basketball. The Cardinals finished 188th.
• The Cardinals and the Ragin' Cajuns were evenly matched on the offensive glass last season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (7.8 and 7.5 offensive boards per game, respectively).
• The Cardinals were 7-6 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Ragin' Cajuns were 5-15 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
• The Ragin' Cajuns were the 353rd-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, and the Cardinals finished 268th.
• Ball State faired well on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +0.3 rebounds per game. It's a different perspective for Louisiana who averaged a margin of -7.8.

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