North Dakota at South Dakota Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota by 7.09
TOTAL POINTS
59
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
North Dakota
South Dakota 
|
96
A
|
Overall |
97
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
92
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
94
A
|
|
95
A
|
SoS (Full Season) |
96
A
|
|
96
A
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
North Dakota
South Dakota
| 12 #125 overall |
Overall | 7 #76 overall |
| 6 #118 overall |
Power | 3 #102 overall |
| 6 #107 overall |
Offensive | 2 #88 overall |
| 9 #131 overall |
Defensive | 5 #116 overall |
| 23 #155 overall |
SoS (Current) | 18 #145 overall |
| 13 #137 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 11 #133 overall |
South Dakota#766%
North Dakota#1234%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: South Dakota 66%, North Dakota 34% at South Dakota.
South Dakota's win probability against North Dakota is trending up — from 35% to 54% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota's win probability against North Dakota is trending up — from 41% to 60% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota's win probability against North Dakota is trending up — from 48% to 66% over the last 6 weeks.
South Dakota favored
North Dakota favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At North Dakota | Neutral | At South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 24% | 29% | 34% |
| Wk 1 | 34% | 40% | 46% |
| Wk 2 | 29% | 35% | 40% |
| Wk 3 | 35% | 41% | 48% |
| Wk 4 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 5 | 46% | 52% | 59% |
| Wk 6 | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| Wk 7 | 70% | 75% | 80% |
| Wk 8 | 55% | 61% | 67% |
| Wk 9 | 54% | 60% | 66% |
RECORDS
North Dakota
South Dakota
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
6-3 (66.7%) |
Overall |
7-2 (77.8%) |
|
4-0 (100%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Away |
2-2 (50%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
North Dakota
South Dakota
| #105 South Dakota St | Best Win | #125 North Dakota |
| #189 Northern Iowa | Worst Loss | #72 Youngstown St |
| 36 pts vs #199 St Thomas MN | Largest MOV | 39 pts vs #232 Central Conn St |
| 27 pts vs #36 Nebraska | Largest MOD | 19 pts vs #72 Youngstown St |
OTHER STATISTICS
North Dakota
South Dakota
| 35.1 | Points per Game | 37.7 |
| 25.2 | Points Against | 24.2 |
| 45 | Home PPG | 40.2 |
| 21.3 | Home PA | 18 |
| 27.2 | Away PPG | 34.5 |
| 28.4 | Away PA | 32 |
| 35-37 | Opponent Record | 34-39 |
| 220.7 | Avg Opponent Rank | 209.4 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
North Dakota
South Dakota
| Oct 24 | at South Dakota (7-2) | L23-26 | Oct 24 | vs North Dakota (6-3) | W26-23 |
| Oct 17 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W21-10 | Oct 17 | at Murray St (1-7) | W48-20 |
| Oct 10 | at Northern Iowa (3-4) | L17-24 | Oct 10 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | W31-10 |
| Oct 3 | vs Murray St (1-7) | W55-28 | Oct 3 | vs Indiana St (2-6) | W44-14 |
| Sep 26 | at Indiana St (2-6) | W42-35 | Sep 26 | at Youngstown St (6-2) | L28-47 |
| Sep 19 | at Nebraska (5-2) | L7-34 | Sep 19 | at #24 Boise St (6-1) | L24-38 |
| Sep 12 | at Portland St (2-6) | W47-23 | Sep 12 | vs Eastern Washington (2-6) | W41-23 |
| Sep 5 | vs St Thomas MN (6-2) | W62-26 | Sep 5 | at Northern Colorado (3-6) | W38-23 |
| Aug 27 | vs LIU (3-6) | W42-21 | Aug 29 | vs Central Conn St (4-3) | W59-20 |