Southern Illinois Salukis at Illinois Fighting Illini
Post-game analysis · Saturday, September 19, 2026
Model projection — no official pick
SIU 26 – ILL 30
This is a model projection only. No side was published for this game and nothing here is counted in our graded record.
The betting line
ILL -35.5
Sportsbooks make Illinois Fighting Illini the favorite by 35.5. Expected combined score: 55.5
DraftKings · updated Sat, 1:07 PM EDT
Our projected score
Southern Illinois Salukis26
Illinois Fighting Illini30
Final score
Southern Illinois Salukis10
Illinois Fighting Illini48
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Matchup preview · Sep 19, 2026
Preview: Southern Illinois Salukis at Illinois Fighting Illini projection
Southern Illinois Salukis visit Illinois Fighting Illini in NCAA Football on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The projection on file reads SIU 26 – ILL 30, a 4-point edge to Illinois Fighting Illini. DraftKings currently has ILL -37.5 with a total of 55.5.
This projection was stored by an earlier version of our model, and it does not carry the recorded provenance we now keep, so we cannot state which completed games or market numbers produced it. The score above is exactly what is stored; we will not restate inputs we cannot prove.
This is a model projection, not an official tracked recommendation. No side was published for this game and nothing here is counted in our graded record.
Our recommendations on this game
The team recommendation, the full-game total and the player recommendations for this matchup, side by side. The full-game total is its own market, shown in its own panel above. Only high-rated recommendations taken at a locked DraftKings price are used on a parlay card, and a card never takes two legs from the same game.
Team
No high-rated team recommendation on this matchup. We only show one here when DraftKings posted the number and price and we locked a high-rated recommendation before kickoff.
Players
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Player prop angles
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Records & form
How our picks have graded in NCAA Football, plus how both teams have actually played.
Our College Football record
6-3
66.7% of graded picks covered
Road team
Southern Illinois Salukis
Record 0-0
Against the spread 0-0
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Home team
Illinois Fighting Illini
Record 1-0
Against the spread 1-0 (100%)
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