Illinois St at Northern Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Illinois St by 10.48
TOTAL POINTS
54
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Northern Illinois
Illinois St 
|
60
D-
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
61
D-
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
61
D-
|
Offensive |
97
A+
|
|
60
D-
|
Defensive |
97
A+
|
|
82
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
75
C
|
|
77
C+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
85
B
|
|
60
D-
|
SoR (Current) |
97
A+
|
|
60
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
96
A
|
RANKINGS
Northern IllinoisFBS
Illinois StFCS
| 137 #423 overall |
Overall | 18 #148 overall |
| 136 #166 overall |
Power | 7 #120 overall |
| 136 #168 overall |
Offensive | 9 #122 overall |
| 137 #176 overall |
Defensive | 6 #117 overall |
| 61 #61 overall |
SoS (Current) | 80 #233 overall |
| 79 #79 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 45 #186 overall |
Illinois StFCS #1873%
Northern IllinoisFBS #13727%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Illinois St 73%, Northern Illinois 27% at Northern Illinois.
Illinois St's win probability against Northern Illinois is trending up — from 63% to 73% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois St's win probability against Northern Illinois is trending up — from 69% to 78% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois St's win probability against Northern Illinois is trending up — from 74% to 82% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois St favored
Northern Illinois favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Northern Illinois | Neutral | At Illinois St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 1 | 53% | 59% | 65% |
| Wk 2 | 61% | 67% | 72% |
| Wk 3 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 4 | 70% | 75% | 79% |
| Wk 5 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 6 | 63% | 68% | 74% |
| Wk 7 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 8 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 9 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
RECORDS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Home |
3-1 (75%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
3-1 (75%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| None | Best Win | #180 Southern Illinois |
| #248 Hawai`i | Worst Loss | #189 Northern Iowa |
| None | Largest MOV | 76 pts vs #606 St Francis IL |
| 40 pts vs #32 Iowa | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #105 South Dakota St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| 15.1 | Points per Game | 35.1 |
| 38.6 | Points Against | 16.3 |
| 17.3 | Home PPG | 39 |
| 37.3 | Home PA | 13.5 |
| 13.5 | Away PPG | 31.3 |
| 39.5 | Away PA | 19 |
| 33-19 | Opponent Record | 23-40 |
| 120.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 304.6 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 7 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northern Illinois
Illinois St
| Oct 24 | vs Hawai`i (2-6) | L21-56 | Oct 24 | vs Indiana St (2-6) | W17-10 |
| Oct 17 | at Wyoming (5-3) | L23-41 | Oct 17 | at Southern Illinois (4-5) | W35-14 |
| Oct 10 | vs Air Force (5-2) | L7-28 | Oct 3 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | L14-31 |
| Sep 26 | at Georgia St (4-3) | L14-35 | Sep 26 | at Northern Iowa (3-4) | L21-28 |
| Sep 19 | at #15 Arizona (6-1) | L17-42 | Sep 19 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) | W49-13 |
| Sep 12 | vs Illinois St (6-2) | L24-28 | Sep 12 | at Northern Illinois (0-7) | W28-24 |
| Sep 5 | at Iowa (5-2) | L0-40 | Sep 5 | at Western Illinois (4-4) | W41-10 |