Drake at South Dakota Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
South Dakota by 9.11
TOTAL POINTS
135
UPDATED
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Drake
South Dakota 
|
74
C
|
Overall |
88
B+
|
|
77
C+
|
Power |
86
B
|
|
87
B+
|
Offensive |
81
B-
|
|
67
D+
|
Defensive |
88
B+
|
|
|
SoS (Current) |
|
|
78
C+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
73
C-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Drake
South Dakota
| 233 | Overall | 106 |
| 203 | Power | 123 |
| 116 | Offensive | 167 |
| 298 | Defensive | 103 |
| N/A | SoS (Current) | N/A |
| 199 | SoS (Full Season) | 242 |
South Dakota#10672%
Drake#23328%Pre (Oct 28), 2026-27: South Dakota 72%, Drake 28% at South Dakota.
South Dakota's win probability against Drake is trending up — from 58% to 61% over the last 6 updates.
South Dakota's win probability against Drake is trending up — from 64% to 67% over the last 6 updates.
South Dakota's win probability against Drake has held at 72% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
South Dakota favored
Drake favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Drake | Neutral | At South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 63% | 69% | 75% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 61% | 67% | 73% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 58% | 64% | 70% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 59% | 65% | 71% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 59% | 65% | 71% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 62% | 68% | 74% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 62% | 68% | 74% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 61% | 67% | 72% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Drake
South Dakota
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
12-20 (37.5%) |
Overall |
23-10 (69.7%) |
|
5-10 (33.3%) |
Home |
12-4 (75%) |
|
6-7 (46.2%) |
Away |
9-5 (64.3%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
0-0 (0%) |
|
1-16 (5.9%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-7 (50%) |
|
11-4 (73.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
16-3 (84.2%) |
|
6-4 (60%) |
Last 10 Games |
6-4 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Drake
South Dakota
| #124 Illinois St | Best Win | #40 S Dakota St |
| #225 IL Chicago | Worst Loss | #246 Wyoming |
| 26 pts vs #355 Valparaiso | Largest MOV | 41 pts vs #355 Valparaiso |
| 42 pts vs #6 Iowa | Largest MOD | 33 pts vs #40 S Dakota St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Drake
South Dakota
| 71.2 | Points per Game | 67.4 |
| 74.2 | Points Against | 60.2 |
| 70 | Home PPG | 69.9 |
| 73.2 | Home PA | 58.8 |
| 72.7 | Away PPG | 65.4 |
| 75.6 | Away PA | 62.7 |
| 507-532 | Opponent Record | 471-544 |
| 177.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 199.8 |
| L 8 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Drake
South Dakota
| Mar 13 | Illinois St (24-15) | L62-69 | Apr 1 | vs Illinois St (24-15) | L60-67 |
| Mar 12 | Valparaiso (0-32) | W81-55 | Mar 29 | vs Montana St (25-8) | W65-56 |
| Mar 8 | at Northern Iowa (18-14) | L58-65 | Mar 26 | vs Pepperdine (19-13) | W73-57 |
| Mar 5 | vs Illinois St (24-15) | W73-55 | Mar 22 | vs N Colorado (20-11) | W80-60 |
| Feb 28 | at S Illinois (8-20) | W83-68 | Mar 7 | S Dakota St (27-7) | L59-74 |
| Feb 26 | at Evansville (10-25) | W87-85 | Mar 6 | Denver (8-19) | W61-50 |
| Feb 22 | vs IL Chicago (14-18) | L61-69 | Feb 28 | at S Dakota St (27-7) | L49-82 |
| Feb 19 | vs Valparaiso (0-32) | W79-68 | Feb 25 | at North Dakota (4-24) | W80-66 |
| Feb 14 | vs Indiana St (9-22) | W88-70 | Feb 21 | vs N Dakota St (27-5) | L68-81 |
| Feb 7 | at Illinois St (24-15) | L70-77 | Feb 19 | vs NE Omaha (4-27) | W69-66 |