Youngstown St at South Dakota St Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota St by 2.58
TOTAL POINTS
56
UPDATED
Sunday, November 1, 2026
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RATINGS
South Dakota St
Youngstown St 
|
97
A+
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
99
A+
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
99
A+
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Current) |
93
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
99
A+
|
SoR (Current) |
99
A+
|
|
99
A+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
South Dakota St
Youngstown St
| 6 #76 overall |
Overall | 3 #57 overall |
| 2 #82 overall |
Power | 1 #81 overall |
| 3 #89 overall |
Offensive | 1 #75 overall |
| 1 #81 overall |
Defensive | 2 #98 overall |
| 45 #185 overall |
SoS (Current) | 20 #151 overall |
| 36 #174 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 22 #159 overall |
South Dakota St#656%
Youngstown St#344%Wk 10 (Nov 1), 2026-27: South Dakota St 56%, Youngstown St 44% at South Dakota St.
South Dakota St's win probability against Youngstown St is trending down — from 58% to 44% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota St's win probability against Youngstown St is trending down — from 64% to 50% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota St's win probability against Youngstown St is trending down — from 70% to 56% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota St favored
Youngstown St favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Youngstown St | Neutral | At South Dakota St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 64% | 70% | 75% |
| Wk 1 | 58% | 64% | 70% |
| Wk 2 | 66% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 3 | 54% | 60% | 66% |
| Wk 4 | 58% | 64% | 70% |
| Wk 5 | 55% | 61% | 67% |
| Wk 6 | 60% | 66% | 71% |
| Wk 7 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 8 | 43% | 49% | 56% |
| Wk 9 | 40% | 46% | 53% |
| Wk 10 | 44% | 50% | 56% |
RECORDS
South Dakota St
Youngstown St
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
7-2 (77.8%) |
Overall |
7-2 (77.8%) |
|
6-0 (100%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
2-2 (50%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
3-1 (75%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
5-0 (100%) |
SUPERLATIVES
South Dakota St
Youngstown St
| #57 Youngstown St | Best Win | #96 South Dakota |
| #138 North Dakota | Worst Loss | #76 South Dakota St |
| 63 pts vs #605 Stetson | Largest MOV | 57 pts vs #348 Duquesne |
| 16 pts vs #28 Northwestern | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #1 Kentucky |
OTHER STATISTICS
South Dakota St
Youngstown St
| 36.4 | Points per Game | 38.2 |
| 16.3 | Points Against | 23.7 |
| 44.8 | Home PPG | 45.2 |
| 13 | Home PA | 20.2 |
| 19.7 | Away PPG | 29.5 |
| 23 | Away PA | 28 |
| 40-42 | Opponent Record | 42-38 |
| 250.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 210 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 5 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
South Dakota St
Youngstown St
| Oct 31 | vs South Dakota (7-3) | W31-21 | Oct 31 | vs North Dakota (6-4) | W31-28 |
| Oct 24 | vs Murray St (1-8) | W42-9 | Oct 17 | vs Northern Iowa (4-4) | W35-22 |
| Oct 17 | at North Dakota (6-4) | L10-21 | Oct 10 | at Indiana St (2-7) | W57-24 |
| Oct 3 | at Illinois St (7-2) | W31-14 | Oct 3 | at Southern Illinois (4-5) | W28-16 |
| Sep 26 | vs Eastern Illinois (3-6) | W42-7 | Sep 26 | vs South Dakota (7-3) | W47-28 |
| Sep 19 | vs Youngstown St (7-2) | W27-20 | Sep 19 | at South Dakota St (7-2) | L20-27 |
| Sep 12 | vs New Haven (2-7) | W57-14 | Sep 12 | vs Duquesne (4-4) | W70-13 |
| Sep 5 | at Northwestern (6-2) | L18-34 | Sep 5 | at #1 Kentucky (7-1) | L13-45 |
| Aug 29 | vs Stetson (1-8) | W70-7 | Aug 27 | vs Mercyhurst (1-8) | W43-10 |