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The Upset Report
2019 · Week 6 · Saturday, October 5, 2019

Ball State edges Northern Illinois, 27–20

Ball State closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final27–20
Upset size3.5
Rank in 2019136th of 171
3.5-point underdog

It was the 10th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2019 Week 6, and the 136th-biggest of the 2019 season. It was Ball State's only upset win of 2019.

Other upsets in 2019 Week 6

  1. 12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size18
  2. 14-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14
  3. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 21Recap
    Upset size12
  4. 3.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size7.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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