Matchup analysis
Our model projects South Dakota State 30, South Dakota 23 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Week 9. That is a lean: South Dakota State wins about 68% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 7 points and 53.2 combined points. Tags: upset alert.
South Dakota is 7-2 against the 29th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 37.7 and allowing 24.2 points per game (+13.5 per game). South Dakota State is 6-2 against the 44th-toughest schedule so far, scoring 37.1 and allowing 15.8 points per game (+21.3 per game).
College football is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 14 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between South Dakota by 16 and South Dakota State by 30 about 80% of the time.
South Dakota State gets about 2.1 points for playing at home. Even on a neutral field the ratings would still favour South Dakota State by about 4.9. The game is on ESPNU.
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South Dakota vs South Dakota State: stat comparison
| Stat | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 37.7 | 37.1 |
| Points allowed per game | 24.2 | 15.8 |
| Yards per play | 6.87 | 6.86 |
| Yards per play allowed | 5.43 | 5.02 |
| Rushing yards per game | 201.7 | 271.5 |
| Net passing yards per game | 217.2 | 190.6 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 176.4 | 129.8 |
| Net passing yards allowed per game | 189.8 | 176.9 |
| Turnovers per game | 0.89 | 0.38 |
| Takeaways per game | 0.78 | 1.13 |
| Sacks per game | 2.00 | 1.63 |
| Sacks allowed per game | 1.56 | 1.25 |
| Stat | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.14 | +0.18 |
| EPA per play allowed | -0.02 | -0.04 |
| Success rate | 45.2% | 46.5% |
| Success rate allowed | 39.4% | 37.2% |
| Explosive play rate | 13.9% | 14.4% |
| Explosive plays allowed | 10.4% | 9.1% |
| Havoc rate | 15.5% | 17.3% |
| Havoc allowed | 14.1% | 10.9% |
| Points per scoring opportunity | 4.08 | 3.70 |
| Points per opportunity allowed | 3.41 | 3.62 |
| Average starting field position | opp 8 | opp 9 |
| Opponents' starting field position | opp 9 | opp 9 |
| Offensive plays per game (pace) | 61.0 | 67.4 |
| Stat | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.08 | +0.20 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.23 | +0.17 |
| Rushing EPA allowed | +0.04 | 0.00 |
| Passing EPA allowed | -0.08 | -0.08 |
| Rushing success rate | 45.1% | 50.8% |
| Passing success rate | 48.8% | 44.4% |
| Run stuff rate | 19.5% | 13.8% |
| Passing-down success rate | 31.2% | 32.9% |
| Passing-down success allowed | 24.3% | 25.1% |
| Third-down conversion rate | 46.2% | 41.5% |
| Third-down rate allowed | 38.4% | 35.2% |
| Red-zone touchdown rate | 62.9% | 41.1% |
| Red-zone TD rate allowed | 70.0% | 57.3% |
# = rank among 138 FBS teams. Efficiency numbers exclude garbage time. Per-play numbers of teams with a weak schedule are pulled toward their opponent-adjusted values (fully at one standard deviation below an average schedule). Source: play-by-play (cfbfastR / sportsdataverse), aggregated by us.
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