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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
24
47% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
South Dakota St
Jackrabbits
Missouri Valley
26
53% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota St by 2.09
TOTAL POINTS
50
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Illinois St
South Dakota St
|
98
A+
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
97
A
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
88
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
SoS (Future) |
91
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Illinois St
South Dakota St
| 69 | Overall | 61 |
| 111 | Power | 91 |
| 114 | Offensive | 108 |
| 105 | Defensive | 76 |
| 177 | SoS (Current) | 166 |
| 177 | SoS (Future) | 166 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Illinois St
South Dakota St
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
12-5 (70.6%) |
Overall |
9-5 (64.3%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Home |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
9-1 (90%) |
Away |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
5-4 (55.6%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
3-4 (42.9%) |
|
7-5 (58.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
6-4 (60%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Illinois St
South Dakota St
| #45 North Dakota St | Best Win | #22 Montana St |
| #151 Southern Illinois | Worst Loss | #256 Indiana St |
| 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St | Largest MOV | 44 pts vs #358 Mercyhurst |
| 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma | Largest MOD | 31 pts vs #45 North Dakota St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Illinois St
South Dakota St
| 30.8 | Points per Game | 28.6 |
| 25.7 | Points Against | 21.9 |
| 28 | Home PPG | 27.5 |
| 29.2 | Home PA | 16.8 |
| 32.1 | Away PPG | 30 |
| 22.7 | Away PA | 28.8 |
| 130-92 | Opponent Record | 112-76 |
| 177.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 168.9 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 7 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Illinois St
South Dakota St
| Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 | Dec 6 at Montana (13-2) L 29-50 |
| Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 | Nov 29 vs New Hampshire (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 | Nov 22 at North Dakota (8-6) W 34-31 |
| Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 | Nov 15 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 21-35 |
| Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 | Nov 8 at South Dakota (10-5) L 17-24 |
| Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 | Nov 1 vs Indiana St (3-9) L 12-24 |
| Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 | Oct 25 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 7-38 |
| Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 | Oct 18 at Murray St (1-11) W 35-14 |
| Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 | Oct 11 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-3 |
| Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 | Oct 4 at Youngstown St (8-5) W 35-30 |
| Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 | Sep 27 vs Mercyhurst (5-7) W 51-7 |
| Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 | Sep 13 vs Drake (8-4) W 37-21 |
| Oct 4 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 16-33 | Sep 6 at (22) Montana St (14-2) W 30-24 |
| Sep 20 vs North Alabama (2-10) W 38-36 | Aug 30 vs Sacramento St (7-5) W 20-3 |
| Sep 13 at Eastern Illinois (3-9) W 42-30 | |
| Sep 6 vs Morehead St (6-6) W 41-13 | |
| Aug 30 at (10) Oklahoma (10-3) L 3-35 |
