Tennessee-Martin at Western Illinois Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Western Illinois by 5.86
TOTAL POINTS
54
UPDATED
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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RATINGS
Western Illinois
Tennessee-Martin 
|
78
C+
|
Overall |
81
B-
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
87
B+
|
|
90
A-
|
Offensive |
86
B
|
|
89
B+
|
Defensive |
88
B+
|
|
81
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
83
B-
|
|
76
C
|
SoS (Future) |
80
B-
|
RANKINGS
Western Illinois
Tennessee-Martin
| 68 #304 overall |
Overall | 59 #264 overall |
| 32 #169 overall |
Power | 41 #181 overall |
| 29 #165 overall |
Offensive | 42 #185 overall |
| 34 #172 overall |
Defensive | 38 #177 overall |
| 61 #207 overall |
SoS (Current) | 53 #194 overall |
| 76 #230 overall |
SoS (Future) | 63 #209 overall |
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Tennessee-Martin#5937%Wk 8 (Oct 18), 2026-27: Western Illinois 63%, Tennessee-Martin 37% at Western Illinois.
Western Illinois' win probability against Tennessee-Martin is trending up — from 23% to 51% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Illinois' win probability against Tennessee-Martin is trending up — from 28% to 57% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Illinois' win probability against Tennessee-Martin is trending up — from 33% to 63% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Illinois favored
Tennessee-Martin favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Tennessee-Martin | Neutral | At Western Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 13% | 16% | 20% |
| Wk 1 | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| Wk 2 | 23% | 28% | 33% |
| Wk 3 | 37% | 43% | 49% |
| Wk 4 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 5 | 66% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 6 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 7 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 8 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
RECORDS
Western Illinois
Tennessee-Martin
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Overall |
3-4 (42.9%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Away |
1-3 (25%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
0-3 (0%) |
|
2-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Western Illinois
Tennessee-Martin
| #334 Tennessee St | Best Win | #334 Tennessee St |
| #212 North Alabama | Worst Loss | #253 Central Arkansas |
| 57 pts vs #641 Morehead St | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #582 Chicago St |
| 31 pts vs #159 Illinois St | Largest MOD | 45 pts vs #63 West Virginia |
OTHER STATISTICS
Western Illinois
Tennessee-Martin
| 31.6 | Points per Game | 23.6 |
| 25.3 | Points Against | 29.9 |
| 40.5 | Home PPG | 27.7 |
| 19.5 | Home PA | 16.3 |
| 19.7 | Away PPG | 20.5 |
| 33 | Away PA | 40 |
| 26-23 | Opponent Record | 22-29 |
| 277.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 266.7 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | L 3 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Western Illinois
Tennessee-Martin
| Oct 17 | at SE Missouri St (4-3) | L30-40 | Oct 17 | vs Gardner-Webb (2-6) | W17-6 |
| Oct 3 | vs Tennessee St (2-5) | W28-21 | Oct 10 | at Tennessee St (2-5) | W42-28 |
| Sep 26 | at North Alabama (4-3) | L20-23 | Sep 26 | at Austin Peay (6-2) | L12-35 |
| Sep 19 | vs Morehead St (1-6) | W59-2 | Sep 19 | at Memphis (5-2) | L21-45 |
| Sep 12 | at Wisconsin (4-2) | L9-36 | Sep 12 | at West Virginia (4-3) | L7-52 |
| Sep 5 | vs Illinois St (5-2) | L10-41 | Sep 5 | vs Chicago St (1-6) | W42-7 |
| Aug 27 | vs Northwestern IA (6-2) | W65-14 | Aug 27 | vs Central Arkansas (2-5) | L24-36 |