South Dakota at Illinois St Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota by 2.48
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Illinois St
South Dakota 
|
94
A
|
Overall |
97
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
75
C
|
SoS (Current) |
94
A
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
96
A
|
|
97
A+
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
Illinois St
South Dakota
| 18 #148 overall |
Overall | 7 #76 overall |
| 7 #120 overall |
Power | 3 #102 overall |
| 9 #122 overall |
Offensive | 2 #88 overall |
| 6 #117 overall |
Defensive | 5 #116 overall |
| 80 #233 overall |
SoS (Current) | 18 #145 overall |
| 45 #186 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 11 #133 overall |
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Illinois St#1844%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: South Dakota 56%, Illinois St 44% at Illinois St.
South Dakota's win probability against Illinois St is trending up — from 35% to 56% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota's win probability against Illinois St is trending up — from 41% to 62% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota's win probability against Illinois St is trending up — from 47% to 68% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota favored
Illinois St favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Illinois St | Neutral | At South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 32% | 38% | 44% |
| Wk 1 | 37% | 43% | 49% |
| Wk 2 | 31% | 37% | 43% |
| Wk 3 | 35% | 41% | 47% |
| Wk 4 | 36% | 42% | 48% |
| Wk 5 | 40% | 46% | 53% |
| Wk 6 | 49% | 56% | 62% |
| Wk 7 | 61% | 67% | 72% |
| Wk 8 | 54% | 60% | 66% |
| Wk 9 | 56% | 62% | 68% |
RECORDS
Illinois St
South Dakota
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
6-2 (75%) |
Overall |
7-2 (77.8%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Away |
2-2 (50%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Illinois St
South Dakota
| #180 Southern Illinois | Best Win | #125 North Dakota |
| #189 Northern Iowa | Worst Loss | #72 Youngstown St |
| 76 pts vs #606 St Francis IL | Largest MOV | 39 pts vs #232 Central Conn St |
| 17 pts vs #105 South Dakota St | Largest MOD | 19 pts vs #72 Youngstown St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Illinois St
South Dakota
| 35.1 | Points per Game | 37.7 |
| 16.3 | Points Against | 24.2 |
| 39 | Home PPG | 40.2 |
| 13.5 | Home PA | 18 |
| 31.3 | Away PPG | 34.5 |
| 19 | Away PA | 32 |
| 23-40 | Opponent Record | 34-39 |
| 304.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 209.4 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Illinois St
South Dakota
| Oct 24 | vs Indiana St (2-6) | W17-10 | Oct 24 | vs North Dakota (6-3) | W26-23 |
| Oct 17 | at Southern Illinois (4-5) | W35-14 | Oct 17 | at Murray St (1-7) | W48-20 |
| Oct 3 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | L14-31 | Oct 10 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | W31-10 |
| Sep 26 | at Northern Iowa (3-4) | L21-28 | Oct 3 | vs Indiana St (2-6) | W44-14 |
| Sep 19 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) | W49-13 | Sep 26 | at Youngstown St (6-2) | L28-47 |
| Sep 12 | at Northern Illinois (0-7) | W28-24 | Sep 19 | at #24 Boise St (6-1) | L24-38 |
| Sep 5 | at Western Illinois (4-4) | W41-10 | Sep 12 | vs Eastern Washington (2-6) | W41-23 |
| Aug 29 | vs St Francis IL (2-6) | W76-0 | Sep 5 | at Northern Colorado (3-6) | W38-23 |