Gardner-Webb at Western Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Western Illinois by 9.75
TOTAL POINTS
52
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Gardner-Webb
Western Illinois 
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
82
B-
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
83
B-
|
Offensive |
95
A
|
|
91
A-
|
Defensive |
90
A-
|
|
86
B
|
SoS (Current) |
81
B-
|
|
84
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
76
C
|
|
75
C
|
SoR (Current) |
85
B
|
|
78
C+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
RANKINGS
Gardner-Webb
Western Illinois
| 93 #399 overall |
Overall | 55 #257 overall |
| 36 #176 overall |
Power | 22 #154 overall |
| 54 #201 overall |
Offensive | 15 #138 overall |
| 26 #158 overall |
Defensive | 30 #164 overall |
| 42 #181 overall |
SoS (Current) | 61 #209 overall |
| 51 #193 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 77 #228 overall |
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Gardner-Webb#9328%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Western Illinois 72%, Gardner-Webb 28% at Western Illinois.
Western Illinois' win probability against Gardner-Webb is trending up — from 33% to 60% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Illinois' win probability against Gardner-Webb is trending up — from 38% to 66% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Illinois' win probability against Gardner-Webb is trending up — from 44% to 72% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Illinois favored
Gardner-Webb favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Gardner-Webb | Neutral | At Western Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 22% | 27% | 32% |
| Wk 1 | 33% | 39% | 45% |
| Wk 2 | 32% | 38% | 44% |
| Wk 3 | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| Wk 4 | 52% | 58% | 64% |
| Wk 5 | 48% | 54% | 60% |
| Wk 6 | 50% | 56% | 63% |
| Wk 7 | 49% | 56% | 62% |
| Wk 8 | 53% | 59% | 65% |
| Wk 9 | 60% | 66% | 72% |
RECORDS
Gardner-Webb
Western Illinois
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
2-6 (25%) |
Overall |
4-4 (50%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Away |
0-3 (0%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-2 (0%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-4 (20%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Gardner-Webb
Western Illinois
| #304 Charleston Southern | Best Win | #329 Tennessee-Martin |
| #385 Eastern Illinois | Worst Loss | #215 North Alabama |
| 24 pts vs #448 North Carolina Central | Largest MOV | 57 pts vs #572 Morehead St |
| 18 pts vs #133 Austin Peay | Largest MOD | 31 pts vs #148 Illinois St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Gardner-Webb
Western Illinois
| 19.6 | Points per Game | 34.5 |
| 22.5 | Points Against | 25.1 |
| 25.5 | Home PPG | 43.4 |
| 20.5 | Home PA | 20.4 |
| 17.7 | Away PPG | 19.7 |
| 23.2 | Away PA | 33 |
| 34-29 | Opponent Record | 34-30 |
| 254.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 281.9 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | L 2 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Gardner-Webb
Western Illinois
| Oct 17 | at Tennessee-Martin (3-5) | L6-17 | Oct 24 | vs Tennessee-Martin (3-5) | W55-24 |
| Oct 10 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) | L7-21 | Oct 17 | at SE Missouri St (5-3) | L30-40 |
| Oct 3 | at Charleston Southern (4-4) | W12-10 | Oct 3 | vs Tennessee St (2-6) | W28-21 |
| Sep 26 | at Marshall (4-3) | L35-36 | Sep 26 | at North Alabama (4-4) | L20-23 |
| Sep 19 | vs North Carolina Central (3-5) | W44-20 | Sep 19 | vs Morehead St (2-6) | W59-2 |
| Sep 12 | at Liberty (6-1) | L23-24 | Sep 12 | at #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | L9-36 |
| Sep 5 | at Wofford (5-3) | L13-17 | Sep 5 | vs Illinois St (6-2) | L10-41 |
| Aug 27 | at Austin Peay (7-2) | L17-35 | Aug 27 | vs Northwestern IA (7-2) | W65-14 |