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2026 College Football Predictions

Game Predictions Week 1

Date Time Matchup 3NG Pick Win % Projected Score Confidence
Aug 29 4:00 PM North Carolina at TCU TCU 69.6% North Carolina 20.5 – TCU 26.6 Moderate
Aug 29 7:00 PM San José State at USC USC 98.3% San José State 10.7 – USC 49.0 Very High
Aug 29 7:30 PM NC State at Virginia Virginia 65.9% NC State 24.0 – Virginia 27.9 Moderate
Aug 29 9:30 PM Jacksonville State at North Dakota State North Dakota State 78.2% Jacksonville State 19.2 – North Dakota State 27.5 High
Aug 29 10:30 PM Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan 74.2% Sacramento State 21.7 – Eastern Michigan 30.0 High
Aug 29 11:00 PM Hawai'i at Stanford Stanford 60.1% Hawai'i 22.5 – Stanford 26.6 Low
Aug 29 11:00 PM New Mexico State at Florida State Florida State 97.2% New Mexico State 10.3 – Florida State 42.3 Very High
Aug 30 2:00 AM Memphis at UNLV UNLV 65.9% Memphis 25.8 – UNLV 29.5 Moderate
Sep 3 10:00 PM Massachusetts at Rutgers Rutgers 97.3% Massachusetts 11.6 – Rutgers 42.6 Very High
Sep 3 11:00 PM Akron at Wake Forest Wake Forest 92.1% Akron 13.6 – Wake Forest 35.4 Very High
Sep 4 12:00 AM Colorado at Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 66.5% Colorado 21.9 – Georgia Tech 28.3 Moderate
Sep 4 1:00 AM UAB at Illinois Illinois 95.6% UAB 14.5 – Illinois 42.1 Very High
Sep 4 10:30 PM San José State at Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan 62.0% San José State 24.7 – Eastern Michigan 28.0 Low
Sep 5 12:00 AM UTEP at Oklahoma Oklahoma 98.7% UTEP 4.4 – Oklahoma 46.2 Very High
Sep 5 12:00 AM Toledo at Michigan State Michigan State 76.9% Toledo 18.5 – Michigan State 30.5 High
Sep 5 1:00 AM Miami at Stanford Miami 91.4% Miami 36.5 – Stanford 13.4 Very High
Sep 5 1:00 AM Fresno State at USC USC 91.9% Fresno State 13.6 – USC 37.4 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM East Carolina at Alabama Alabama 95.3% East Carolina 12.8 – Alabama 40.9 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM Oregon State at Houston Houston 89.3% Oregon State 15.3 – Houston 35.1 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM Coastal Carolina at West Virginia West Virginia 90.4% Coastal Carolina 18.3 – West Virginia 39.1 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 89.3% Miami (OH) 16.6 – Pittsburgh 33.5 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM North Texas at Indiana Indiana 98.8% North Texas 6.6 – Indiana 48.7 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM Ohio at Nebraska Nebraska 93.2% Ohio 11.1 – Nebraska 36.4 Very High
Sep 5 4:00 PM Liberty at James Madison James Madison 66.0% Liberty 23.2 – James Madison 27.7 Moderate
Sep 5 4:30 PM Ball State at Ohio State Ohio State 99.0% Ball State 2.8 – Ohio State 53.7 Very High
Sep 5 4:45 PM Kent State at South Carolina South Carolina 98.2% Kent State 8.0 – South Carolina 45.1 Very High
Sep 5 7:30 PM Baylor at Auburn Auburn 67.0% Baylor 26.0 – Auburn 32.3 Moderate
Sep 5 7:30 PM Texas State at Texas Texas 97.2% Texas State 13.9 – Texas 45.4 Very High
Sep 5 7:30 PM Boston College at Cincinnati Cincinnati 67.9% Boston College 22.8 – Cincinnati 30.8 Moderate
Sep 5 7:30 PM Tulane at Duke Duke 75.2% Tulane 20.9 – Duke 29.9 High
Sep 5 7:30 PM Boise State at Oregon Oregon 93.3% Boise State 13.4 – Oregon 37.7 Very High
Sep 5 7:30 PM Marshall at Penn State Penn State 93.5% Marshall 14.8 – Penn State 39.1 Very High
Sep 5 7:45 PM Oklahoma State at Tulsa Oklahoma State 80.5% Oklahoma State 37.4 – Tulsa 22.2 Very High
Sep 5 8:15 PM Northern Illinois at Iowa Iowa 97.3% Northern Illinois 7.9 – Iowa 38.6 Very High
Sep 5 10:00 PM Wyoming at Colorado State Colorado State 70.8% Wyoming 21.8 – Colorado State 25.7 High
Sep 5 11:00 PM Missouri State at Texas A&M Texas A&M 98.6% Missouri State 6.1 – Texas A&M 46.3 Very High
Sep 5 11:00 PM Arkansas State at Memphis Memphis 74.6% Arkansas State 22.4 – Memphis 31.9 High
Sep 5 11:00 PM Florida International at South Florida South Florida 79.6% Florida International 21.3 – South Florida 33.1 High
Sep 5 11:00 PM Sam Houston at Troy Troy 86.8% Sam Houston 17.6 – Troy 33.8 Very High
Sep 5 11:30 PM Clemson at LSU LSU 75.1% Clemson 20.0 – LSU 29.7 High
Sep 5 11:30 PM UL Monroe at Mississippi State Mississippi State 96.3% UL Monroe 12.8 – Mississippi State 42.2 Very High
Sep 5 11:30 PM Western Michigan at Michigan Michigan 94.6% Western Michigan 10.5 – Michigan 37.1 Very High
Sep 5 11:45 PM Florida Atlantic at Florida Florida 94.9% Florida Atlantic 16.0 – Florida 42.6 Very High
Sep 6 2:00 AM UNLV at Hawai'i Hawai'i 59.0% UNLV 30.0 – Hawai'i 27.4 Low
Sep 6 2:00 AM Central Michigan at New Mexico New Mexico 80.6% Central Michigan 18.1 – New Mexico 30.4 Very High
Sep 6 2:30 AM UCLA at California UCLA 53.0% UCLA 27.8 – California 25.5 Very Low
Sep 6 2:30 AM Western Kentucky at Nevada Western Kentucky 63.8% Western Kentucky 28.3 – Nevada 23.7 Moderate
Sep 6 8:00 PM Washington State at Washington Washington 91.3% Washington State 14.2 – Washington 35.9 Very High
Sep 6 11:30 PM Louisville at Ole Miss Ole Miss 78.8% Louisville 25.0 – Ole Miss 30.7 High
Sep 6 11:30 PM Wisconsin at Notre Dame Notre Dame 90.8% Wisconsin 13.8 – Notre Dame 33.6 Very High
Sep 7 11:30 PM SMU at Florida State SMU 58.3% SMU 27.3 – Florida State 25.2 Low