Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northern Iowa by 1
TOTAL POINTS
51
UPDATED
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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RATINGS
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa 
|
84
B
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
93
A-
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
90
A-
|
Offensive |
94
A
|
|
95
A
|
Defensive |
95
A
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Current) |
97
A+
|
|
97
A+
|
SoS (Future) |
96
A
|
RANKINGS
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa
| 50 #239 overall |
Overall | 16 #131 overall |
| 19 #152 overall |
Power | 10 #137 overall |
| 30 #166 overall |
Offensive | 18 #143 overall |
| 15 #145 overall |
Defensive | 13 #140 overall |
| 16 #136 overall |
SoS (Current) | 8 #107 overall |
| 6 #119 overall |
SoS (Future) | 11 #133 overall |
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Southern Illinois#5048%Wk 8 (Oct 18), 2026-27: Northern Iowa 52%, Southern Illinois 48% at Southern Illinois.
Northern Iowa's win probability against Southern Illinois is trending up — from 27% to 52% over the last 6 weeks.
Northern Iowa's win probability against Southern Illinois is trending up — from 32% to 59% over the last 6 weeks.
Northern Iowa's win probability against Southern Illinois is trending up — from 38% to 65% over the last 6 weeks.
Northern Iowa favored
Southern Illinois favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Southern Illinois | Neutral | At Northern Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 20% | 25% | 30% |
| Wk 1 | 28% | 34% | 40% |
| Wk 2 | 27% | 32% | 38% |
| Wk 3 | 38% | 44% | 51% |
| Wk 4 | 32% | 38% | 44% |
| Wk 5 | 35% | 40% | 47% |
| Wk 6 | 40% | 46% | 53% |
| Wk 7 | 45% | 51% | 58% |
| Wk 8 | 52% | 59% | 65% |
RECORDS
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Overall |
3-3 (50%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Home |
3-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Away |
0-3 (0%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
2-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa
| #174 SE Missouri St | Best Win | #96 North Dakota |
| #159 Illinois St | Worst Loss | #241 Eastern Washington |
| 40 pts vs #441 Murray St | Largest MOV | 42 pts vs #451 Drake |
| 38 pts vs #82 Illinois | Largest MOD | 55 pts vs #18 Iowa |
OTHER STATISTICS
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa
| 22.9 | Points per Game | 25.7 |
| 27.5 | Points Against | 29.3 |
| 21.3 | Home PPG | 36 |
| 27.7 | Home PA | 17.3 |
| 23.8 | Away PPG | 15.3 |
| 27.4 | Away PA | 41.3 |
| 30-26 | Opponent Record | 26-18 |
| 205.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 172.8 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 2 |
| L 3 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa
| Oct 17 | vs Illinois St (5-2) | L14-35 | Oct 17 | at Youngstown St (6-2) | L22-35 |
| Oct 10 | at South Dakota (6-2) | L10-31 | Oct 10 | vs North Dakota (6-2) | W24-17 |
| Oct 3 | vs Youngstown St (6-2) | L16-28 | Sep 26 | vs Illinois St (5-2) | W28-21 |
| Sep 26 | at Murray St (1-6) | W46-6 | Sep 19 | at #18 Iowa (5-1) | L0-55 |
| Sep 19 | at Illinois (3-3) | L10-48 | Sep 12 | vs Drake (2-5) | W56-14 |
| Sep 12 | vs SE Missouri St (4-3) | W34-20 | Sep 5 | at Eastern Washington (2-6) | L24-34 |
| Sep 3 | at Samford (1-6) | W22-18 | |||
| Aug 27 | at West Florida (4-2) | L31-34 |