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South Dakota

· 3-0 · power +9.5 · #88
Our numberSDAK -30.7 no book has priced this game

Murray State

· 1-2 · power -21.1 · #382
Our side
MoneylineSDAK to win ours 3%
Projected score 44–13 SDAK – MUR
2026-10-17 · 5:00 PM Roy Stewart Stadium · Murray, KY Conference game Early season

The books

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Series South Dakota lead 3–0 · 3 meetings since 2023
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge South Dakota Coyotes 200 ranks
South Dakota Coyotes #60 rush offense Murray State Racers #260 run defense
Pass game edge South Dakota Coyotes 236 ranks
South Dakota Coyotes #27 pass offense Murray State Racers #263 pass defense
Run game even 24 ranks apart
Murray State Racers #167 rush offense South Dakota Coyotes #143 run defense
Pass game even 6 ranks apart
Murray State Racers #228 pass offense South Dakota Coyotes #234 pass defense
South Dakota Coyotes Run-heavy · 62% run Ball-control Murray State Racers Balanced · 52% run Avg pace

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
South Dakota Coyotes
P Brook Honore Jr. 9 punts · 47.1 yd avg #5 P
RB Charles Pierre Jr. 261 rush yds · 4 TD · 2 rec #27 RB
WR Brayden White 13 rec · 164 yds · 4 TD #61 WR
K Bohdie Ing 4 FG · 18 XP · 30 pts #15 K
Murray State Racers
DL Jayden Walker 18 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL #67 DL
LB Klayton Ingram 22 tkl · 1.5 TFL #132 LB
RB Tyrell Campbell 213 rush yds · 1 TD · 7 rec #108 RB
DB Dylan Rowsey 18 tkl · 1 PD #377 DB

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
South Dakota Coyotes +9.5 +8.1 +1.4 #88
Murray State Racers -21.1 -12.8 -8.3 #382

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

Where the number comes from
South Dakota offense vs Murray State defense+16.4 pts
Murray State offense vs South Dakota defense-14.2 pts
Efficiency adjustment · EPA, success rate, explosiveness-1.9 pts
Power projection before adjustment-28.8
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 625 mi
Rest · context onlyHome team on 7 more days rest

The projection carries an efficiency adjustment — a residual from season-to-date EPA, success rate and explosiveness, which earned its place by walk-forward test (margin error 12.90 → 12.72 across seven held-out seasons).

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.