Final
INST 42 · EIU 35
ML L
our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineEIU to win logged
live now: INST to win — the pick stands, the number moved · ours 44%
Our number: EIU by 2.7 — EIU to win.
Projected score
31–29
INST – EIU
2026-09-12 · 7:00 PM
O'Brien Field · Charleston, IL
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Indiana State lead
11–10
· 21 meetings since 1980
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Eastern Illinois Panthers
199 ranks
Indiana State Sycamores #221 rush offense
Eastern Illinois Panthers #22 run defense
Pass game
edge Indiana State Sycamores
88 ranks
Indiana State Sycamores #166 pass offense
Eastern Illinois Panthers #254 pass defense
Run game
even
25 ranks apart
Eastern Illinois Panthers #233 rush offense
Indiana State Sycamores #258 run defense
Pass game
even
2 ranks apart
Eastern Illinois Panthers #247 pass offense
Indiana State Sycamores #249 pass defense
Indiana State Sycamores
Balanced · 54% run
Ball-control
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Run-heavy · 58% run
Ball-control
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Indiana State Sycamores
DL
Kaleb Harris
12 tkl · 3.5 TFL
#65 DL
DB
Nic Yatsko
25 tkl · 2 PD
#83 DB
WR
BJ Wuest
11 rec · 226 yds · 1 TD
#156 WR
WR
Keshon Singleton
12 rec · 132 yds · 1 TD
#167 WR
Eastern Illinois Panthers
RB
Charles Kellom
297 rush yds · 4 TD · 9 rec
#14 RB
LB
Ja'Wuan Nickson
21 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL
#36 LB
DL
Isaac Engle
7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#253 DL
DL
Aidan Archibald
4 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#340 DL
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Indiana State offense vs Eastern Illinois defense+6.2 pts
Eastern Illinois offense vs Indiana State defense+1.0 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.