South Dakota St at Southern Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota St by 14.36
TOTAL POINTS
50
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Southern Illinois
South Dakota St 
|
90
A-
|
Overall |
97
A+
|
|
94
A
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
91
A-
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
Defensive |
99
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Current) |
82
B-
|
|
97
A+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
88
B+
|
|
93
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
98
A+
|
RANKINGS
Southern Illinois
South Dakota St
| 29 #180 overall |
Overall | 9 #105 overall |
| 18 #150 overall |
Power | 2 #89 overall |
| 26 #160 overall |
Offensive | 3 #92 overall |
| 12 #141 overall |
Defensive | 1 #85 overall |
| 11 #123 overall |
SoS (Current) | 57 #200 overall |
| 6 #121 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 37 #176 overall |
South Dakota St#980%
Southern Illinois#2920%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: South Dakota St 80%, Southern Illinois 20% at Southern Illinois.
South Dakota St's win probability against Southern Illinois has swung between 75% and 87% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 80% now.
South Dakota St's win probability against Southern Illinois has swung between 79% and 90% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 84% now.
South Dakota St's win probability against Southern Illinois has swung between 84% and 92% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 87% now.
South Dakota St favored
Southern Illinois favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Southern Illinois | Neutral | At South Dakota St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 1 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 2 | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Wk 3 | 75% | 79% | 84% |
| Wk 4 | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 5 | 77% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 6 | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Wk 7 | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Wk 8 | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 9 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
RECORDS
Southern Illinois
South Dakota St
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-5 (44.4%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Away |
1-2 (33.3%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Southern Illinois
South Dakota St
| #171 SE Missouri St | Best Win | #72 Youngstown St |
| #185 West Florida | Worst Loss | #125 North Dakota |
| 40 pts vs #404 Murray St | Largest MOV | 63 pts vs #597 Stetson |
| 38 pts vs #40 Illinois | Largest MOD | 16 pts vs #22 Northwestern |
OTHER STATISTICS
Southern Illinois
South Dakota St
| 22.6 | Points per Game | 37.1 |
| 26.3 | Points Against | 15.8 |
| 21 | Home PPG | 47.6 |
| 25 | Home PA | 11.4 |
| 23.8 | Away PPG | 19.7 |
| 27.4 | Away PA | 23 |
| 38-32 | Opponent Record | 30-34 |
| 185.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 275.5 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Southern Illinois
South Dakota St
| Oct 24 | vs Northern Iowa (3-4) | W20-17 | Oct 24 | vs Murray St (1-7) | W42-9 |
| Oct 17 | vs Illinois St (6-2) | L14-35 | Oct 17 | at North Dakota (6-3) | L10-21 |
| Oct 10 | at South Dakota (7-2) | L10-31 | Oct 3 | at Illinois St (6-2) | W31-14 |
| Oct 3 | vs Youngstown St (6-2) | L16-28 | Sep 26 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) | W42-7 |
| Sep 26 | at Murray St (1-7) | W46-6 | Sep 19 | vs Youngstown St (6-2) | W27-20 |
| Sep 19 | at Illinois (4-3) | L10-48 | Sep 12 | vs New Haven (2-6) | W57-14 |
| Sep 12 | vs SE Missouri St (5-3) | W34-20 | Sep 5 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L18-34 |
| Sep 3 | at Samford (2-6) | W22-18 | Aug 29 | vs Stetson (1-7) | W70-7 |
| Aug 27 | at West Florida (4-3) | L31-34 |