South Dakota State routs Eastern Illinois 42-7
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South Dakota State routed Eastern Illinois 42-7. Share this game
We had South Dakota State favored. It won.
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Next: South Dakota State beat Illinois State 31-14, Sat Oct 3
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave South Dakota State a 94% chance, and the closing betting line (South Dakota State was a 34.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
South Dakota State led by 7 after the first quarter and by 7 at the half.
South Dakota State 42-7 Eastern Illinois
South Dakota State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Eastern Illinois 7-42 South Dakota StateEastern Illinois lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (South Dakota State -34.5), at 99% for South Dakota State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
South Dakota State scored on 6 of its 13 drives; Eastern Illinois on 1 of its 13.
South Dakota State’s drives are teal, Eastern Illinois’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
Box score
South Dakota State 42, Eastern Illinois 7
South Dakota State covered −34.5 by 0.5. The total, 49, stayed under 53.5.
Eastern Illinois leaders
- Passing Cole Lacrue 6 of 16, 85 yds
- Rushing Charles Kellom 11 for 28 yds; Cole Lacrue 12 for 24 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving Samuel Gonzalez 1 for 37 yds; Charles Kellom 3 for 30 yds
South Dakota State leaders
- Passing Josh Holst 11 of 22, 176 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing Josiah Johnson 14 for 121 yds, 2 TD; James Basinger 9 for 116 yds, 2 TD
- Receiving Coleman Kuntz 4 for 81 yds; Josiah Johnson 1 for 27 yds
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last 4 games
Eastern Illinois · 1-3
Rated 249th in our preseason ratings, 241st now.
1-3 in its last 4, including a 14-point win over Murray State as a 4.5-point underdog.
L 35-42 vs Indiana State #220 of 668
lost by 7 as a 3-point underdog
L 7-59 @ Minnesota #34 of 668
lost by 52 as a 42.5-point underdog
W 28-14 @ Murray State #251 of 668
won by 14 as a 4.5-point underdog
Last 4 games
South Dakota State · 3-1
Rated 105th in our preseason ratings, 102nd now.
3-1 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
South Dakota State
- Wk 1Wvs Stetson70-7
- Wk 1Lat Northwestern18-34
- Wk 2Wvs New Haven57-14
- Wk 3Wvs Youngstown State27-20
Eastern Illinois
- Wk 1Wat Murray State28-14
- Wk 1Lat Minnesota7-59
- Wk 2Lvs Indiana State35-42
- Wk 3Lat Illinois State13-49
Power rating by week
South Dakota State is rated 7.8 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
South Dakota State leads the series 1-0
1 meeting since 2012 · South Dakota State won the last meeting
- 2012 · neutral siteSouth Dakota State 58-10
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on South Dakota State’s chances here.
South Dakota State favored by 34.5 · Total 53.5
How games like this usually go
South Dakota State by 34.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
Home field
South Dakota State is worth +6.3 points (±9.1) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 84th percentile.
75% at home, 47% on the road against FBS opponents (6-2 home, 7-8 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -0.4 at home vs. away over 58 games — inside the ±7.4 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 554 miles to get here.