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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Eastern Illinois
Panthers
OVC
13
19% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
36
81% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Illinois St by 23
TOTAL POINTS
49
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St
|
73
C-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
76
C
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
74
C-
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
81
B-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
89
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
89
B+
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St
| 358 | Overall | 69 |
| 225 | Power | 111 |
| 253 | Offensive | 114 |
| 201 | Defensive | 105 |
| 175 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 175 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-9 (25%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
1-6 (14.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St
| #305 Dayton | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #343 SE Missouri St | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 24 pts vs #518 Tennessee St | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 56 pts vs #11 Alabama | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St
| 17.5 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 29.2 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 20.7 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 22 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 14.3 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 36.3 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 78-74 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 248.7 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 7 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St
| Nov 22 at (11) Alabama (11-4) L 0-56 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Nov 15 at Lindenwood (6-6) L 12-42 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 8 vs Tennessee Tech (11-2) L 9-21 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Nov 1 vs Tennessee-Martin (6-6) L 20-27 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Oct 25 at Charleston Southern (5-7) L 16-17 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Oct 18 at SE Missouri St (4-8) L 13-42 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 11 vs Gardner-Webb (7-5) L 10-21 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Oct 4 vs Tennessee St (2-10) W 31-7 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Sep 27 at Western Illinois (4-8) W 31-23 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Sep 13 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 30-42 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 6 at Indiana St (3-9) L 14-38 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Aug 28 vs Dayton (7-4) W 24-14 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |
