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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Southern Illinois
Salukis
Missouri Valley
28
49% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois St
Redbirds
Missouri Valley
29
51% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Illinois St by 0.77
TOTAL POINTS
57
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Southern Illinois
Illinois St
|
93
A-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
97
A
|
Power |
97
A+
|
|
96
A
|
Offensive |
97
A
|
|
94
A-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Future) |
88
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Southern Illinois
Illinois St
| 156 | Overall | 69 |
| 128 | Power | 111 |
| 116 | Offensive | 114 |
| 147 | Defensive | 105 |
| 146 | SoS (Current) | 177 |
| 146 | SoS (Future) | 177 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Southern Illinois
Illinois St
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
7-5 (58.3%) |
Overall |
12-5 (70.6%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Home |
3-3 (50%) |
|
4-3 (57.1%) |
Away |
9-1 (90%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Southern Illinois
Illinois St
| #65 Illinois St | Best Win | #45 North Dakota St |
| #135 Youngstown St | Worst Loss | #151 Southern Illinois |
| 46 pts vs #619 Thomas More | Largest MOV | 32 pts vs #256 Indiana St |
| 28 pts vs #45 North Dakota St | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #10 Oklahoma |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Southern Illinois
Illinois St
| 36.4 | Points per Game | 30.8 |
| 26.7 | Points Against | 25.7 |
| 41 | Home PPG | 28 |
| 27.6 | Home PA | 29.2 |
| 33.1 | Away PPG | 32.1 |
| 26 | Away PA | 22.7 |
| 70-85 | Opponent Record | 130-92 |
| 229.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 177.9 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Southern Illinois
Illinois St
| Nov 22 at Illinois St (12-5) W 37-7 | Jan 5 (22) Montana St (14-2) L 34-35 |
| Nov 15 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 51-53 | Dec 20 at Villanova (12-3) W 30-14 |
| Nov 8 at Youngstown St (8-5) L 38-48 | Dec 13 at UC-Davis (9-4) W 42-31 |
| Nov 1 at Murray St (1-11) W 27-7 | Dec 6 at North Dakota St (12-1) W 29-28 |
| Oct 25 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-17 | Nov 29 at SE Louisiana (9-4) W 21-3 |
| Oct 18 vs North Dakota (8-6) L 19-38 | Nov 22 vs Southern Illinois (7-5) L 7-37 |
| Oct 11 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 17-45 | Nov 15 at South Dakota St (9-5) W 35-21 |
| Oct 4 vs Indiana St (3-9) W 55-27 | Nov 8 at Indiana St (3-9) W 52-20 |
| Sep 20 at SE Missouri St (4-8) W 59-31 | Nov 1 vs Northern Iowa (3-9) W 31-16 |
| Sep 13 at Tennessee-Martin (6-6) W 37-10 | Oct 25 at South Dakota (10-5) W 21-13 |
| Sep 6 at Purdue (2-10) L 17-34 | Oct 18 vs Youngstown St (8-5) L 35-40 |
| Aug 30 vs Thomas More (1-10) W 49-3 | Oct 11 at Murray St (1-11) W 46-32 |
