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St. Francis (IL)

· 0-1 · power -4.7 · #240
Our numberILST -21.1 no book has priced this game

Illinois State

· 3-0 · power +13.0 · #67
Final ST. 0 · ILST 76 ML W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineILST to win logged ours 88%

Our number: ILST by 11.2 — ILST to win.

Projected score 20–41 ST. – ILST
2026-08-29 · 7:00 PM Hancock Stadium · Normal, IL Early season

The books

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First recorded meeting between these programs
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Illinois State Redbirds Balanced · 55% run Avg pace

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all D1 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
St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints
No graded players for this team in 2025.
Illinois State Redbirds
DB Jack Oliver 6 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT #47 DB
LB Tye Niekamp 14 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL #64 LB
TE Alex Herrera 4 rec · 49 yds · 2 TD #43 TE
WR Dylan Lord 13 rec · 134 yds · 1 TD #134 WR

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
TeamPowerOffDefRank
St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints -4.7 +0.7 -5.5 #240
Illinois State Redbirds +13.0 +7.6 +5.4 #67

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
St. Francis (IL) offense vs Illinois State defense-4.7 pts
Illinois State offense vs St. Francis (IL) defense+13.0 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.