NCAA FCS Big South

Lindenwood football predictions & picks

Big South

2026 record: 5-4
Big South: 3rd
PPG: 24.6
Streak: W4
Last 5: Lost 27–38 vs Southeast Missouri State · Sat, Oct 10 Won 20–13 at Eastern Illinois · Sat, Oct 17 Won 44–9 vs Chicago State · Sat, Oct 24 Won 27–0 vs Tennessee State · Sat, Oct 31 Won 34–21 at Gardner-Webb · Sat, Nov 7

Lindenwood next game

Wk 11

Lindenwood @3:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 UT Martin

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Lindenwood 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 vs Charleston Southern Charleston So W20–17 —

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Stony Brook Stony Brook L32–36 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Missouri State Missouri St L14–48 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Eastern Michigan E Michigan L3–29 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri L27–38 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Eastern Illinois E Illinois W20–13 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Chicago State Chicago St W44–9 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Tennessee State Tennessee St W27–0 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb W34–21 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @UT Martin UT Martin 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Western Illinois W Illinois 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Lindenwood team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 24.6/ game 63rd

Total yards 341.4/ game 72nd

Passing yards 179.7/ game 92nd

Rushing yards 161.8/ game 48th

Third-down conversions 35.4% 88th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 21st

Time of possession 31:03 35th

Defense

Points allowed 23.4/ game 38th

Yards allowed 354.3/ game 48th

Passing yards allowed 239.1/ game 93rd

Rushing yards allowed 115.2/ game 17th

Takeaways 1.7/ game 33rd

Penalties 6.3/ game 73rd

Lindenwood leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Pops Battle 1,571yds 9 TD · 4 INT · 62.2% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Jared Rhodes 405yds 4 TD · 3.7 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Jalen Smith 410yds 28 catches · 3 TD · 8 games

Tackles Caleb Jacobmeier 54 9 games

Sacks Andrew Baumgart 4 9 games

Interceptions Jalon Jones 2 3 passes defended · 8 games

Big South standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Western Illinois W Illinois 640 6-4 .600 362259 +103 W3

2 Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri 640 6-4 .600 238237 +1 W1

3 Lindenwood Lindenwood 540 5-4 .556 221211 +10 W4

4 Charleston Southern Charleston So 460 4-6 .400 232228 +4 L2

5 UT Martin UT Martin 460 4-6 .400 225319 −94 W1

6 Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb 370 3-7 .300 212224 −12 L1

7 Eastern Illinois E Illinois 370 3-7 .300 202313 −111 L1

8 Tennessee State Tennessee St 280 2-8 .200 154311 −157 L3

Lindenwood FAQ

Who does Lindenwood play next?

Next up for Lindenwood: on the road at UT Martin, Saturday, November 14, 3:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Lindenwood’s record this season?

Lindenwood is 5-4, 3rd in the Big South.

Who leads Lindenwood in passing yards?

Pops Battle, with 1,571 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (9 TD · 4 INT · 62.2% comp. · 9 games).

Big South rivals

All teams

Charleston Southern Eastern Illinois Gardner-Webb Southeast Missouri State Tennessee State UT Martin Western Illinois

Lindenwood this week

Lindenwood is 5-4, 4-1 in Big South play. Its last game was a 34–21 win over Gardner-Webb on November 7, its fourth in a row. Its offense averages 24.6 points a game (63rd in FCS), and its defense allows 23.4 (38th).

Next up, Lindenwood visits UT Martin on Saturday, November 14 at 3:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.