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2026 College Football Predictions

Results

Prediction Performance

Completed FBS vs. FBS games only.

Week 1

51 graded
Straight Up 44-7 86.3%
Against the Spread 31-18-2 63.3%
Over / Under 25-26-0 49.0%
Avg. Margin Error 13.45 pts
Avg. Total Error 11.56 pts

2026 Through Week 1

51 graded
Straight Up 44-7 86.3%
Against the Spread 31-18-2 63.3%
Over / Under 25-26-0 49.0%
Avg. Margin Error 13.45 pts
Avg. Total Error 11.56 pts

Overall Model Performance

6,851 graded
Straight Up 5,027-1,824 73.4%
Against the Spread 3,577-3,147-127 53.2%
Over / Under 3,542-3,231-78 52.3%
Avg. Margin Error 12.37 pts
Avg. Total Error 12.89 pts
For informational and entertainment purposes only. 3NG predictions are experimental analytical outputs and are not betting advice.

Game Predictions Week 1

Date Time Matchup 3NG Pick Win % Projected Score Confidence
8/29/2026 12:00 PM EDT North Carolina at TCU TCU 70.1% North Carolina 18.8 – TCU 25.8 High
8/29/2026 3:00 PM EDT San José State at USC USC 98.5% San José State 10.9 – USC 51.2 Very High
8/29/2026 3:30 PM EDT NC State at Virginia Virginia 59.3% NC State 22.6 – Virginia 25.7 Low
8/29/2026 5:30 PM EDT Jacksonville State at North Dakota State North Dakota State 80.5% Jacksonville State 18.7 – North Dakota State 26.9 Very High
8/29/2026 6:30 PM EDT Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan 75.7% Sacramento State 21.1 – Eastern Michigan 31.0 High
8/29/2026 7:00 PM EDT Hawai'i at Stanford Stanford 56.9% Hawai'i 21.9 – Stanford 25.4 Low
8/29/2026 7:00 PM EDT New Mexico State at Florida State Florida State 97.5% New Mexico State 9.7 – Florida State 43.5 Very High
8/29/2026 10:00 PM EDT Memphis at UNLV UNLV 59.7% Memphis 24.2 – UNLV 28.4 Low
9/3/2026 6:00 PM EDT Massachusetts at Rutgers Rutgers 97.4% Massachusetts 12.4 – Rutgers 41.8 Very High
9/3/2026 7:00 PM EDT Akron at Wake Forest Wake Forest 95.8% Akron 11.3 – Wake Forest 39.3 Very High
9/3/2026 8:00 PM EDT Colorado at Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 68.1% Colorado 23.3 – Georgia Tech 30.0 Moderate
9/3/2026 9:00 PM EDT UAB at Illinois Illinois 95.2% UAB 14.1 – Illinois 39.2 Very High
9/4/2026 6:30 PM EDT San José State at Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan 73.7% San José State 26.7 – Eastern Michigan 27.7 High
9/4/2026 8:00 PM EDT UTEP at Oklahoma Oklahoma 98.8% UTEP 4.8 – Oklahoma 46.9 Very High
9/4/2026 8:00 PM EDT Toledo at Michigan State Michigan State 76.6% Toledo 18.4 – Michigan State 29.4 High
9/4/2026 9:00 PM EDT Miami at Stanford Miami 91.2% Miami 35.9 – Stanford 10.0 Very High
9/4/2026 9:00 PM EDT Fresno State at USC USC 92.7% Fresno State 14.9 – USC 36.2 Very High
9/5/2026 12:00 PM EDT East Carolina at Alabama Alabama 96.4% East Carolina 10.7 – Alabama 40.8 Very High
9/5/2026 12:00 PM EDT Oregon State at Houston Houston 89.5% Oregon State 14.5 – Houston 35.3 Very High
9/5/2026 12:00 PM EDT Coastal Carolina at West Virginia West Virginia 93.0% Coastal Carolina 15.4 – West Virginia 37.6 Very High
9/5/2026 12:00 PM EDT North Texas at Indiana Indiana 98.8% North Texas 7.4 – Indiana 49.0 Very High
9/5/2026 12:00 PM EDT Ohio at Nebraska Nebraska 93.4% Ohio 11.2 – Nebraska 36.3 Very High
9/5/2026 12:00 PM EDT Liberty at James Madison James Madison 70.5% Liberty 21.4 – James Madison 28.7 High
9/5/2026 12:30 PM EDT Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 87.5% Miami (OH) 14.9 – Pittsburgh 31.6 Very High
9/5/2026 12:30 PM EDT Ball State at Ohio State Ohio State 99.0% Ball State 2.6 – Ohio State 52.6 Very High
9/5/2026 12:45 PM EDT Kent State at South Carolina South Carolina 98.3% Kent State 8.2 – South Carolina 45.4 Very High
9/5/2026 3:30 PM EDT Baylor at Auburn Auburn 66.6% Baylor 25.1 – Auburn 32.0 Moderate
9/5/2026 3:30 PM EDT Texas State at Texas Texas 97.2% Texas State 14.7 – Texas 45.0 Very High
9/5/2026 3:30 PM EDT Boston College at Cincinnati Cincinnati 65.5% Boston College 21.8 – Cincinnati 27.9 Moderate
9/5/2026 3:30 PM EDT Tulane at Duke Duke 75.1% Tulane 20.1 – Duke 29.9 High
9/5/2026 3:30 PM EDT Boise State at Oregon Oregon 94.1% Boise State 13.5 – Oregon 37.9 Very High
9/5/2026 3:30 PM EDT Marshall at Penn State Penn State 93.7% Marshall 14.5 – Penn State 37.9 Very High
9/5/2026 3:45 PM EDT Oklahoma State at Tulsa Oklahoma State 77.2% Oklahoma State 34.6 – Tulsa 20.6 High
9/5/2026 4:15 PM EDT Northern Illinois at Iowa Iowa 97.6% Northern Illinois 6.3 – Iowa 38.9 Very High
9/5/2026 6:00 PM EDT Wyoming at Colorado State Colorado State 53.7% Wyoming 21.8 – Colorado State 23.9 Very Low
9/5/2026 7:00 PM EDT Missouri State at Texas A&M Texas A&M 98.6% Missouri State 6.2 – Texas A&M 47.6 Very High
9/5/2026 7:00 PM EDT Arkansas State at Memphis Memphis 77.6% Arkansas State 19.1 – Memphis 31.6 High
9/5/2026 7:00 PM EDT Florida International at South Florida South Florida 83.5% Florida International 18.6 – South Florida 34.0 Very High
9/5/2026 7:00 PM EDT Sam Houston at Troy Troy 86.8% Sam Houston 18.6 – Troy 34.1 Very High
9/5/2026 7:30 PM EDT Clemson at LSU LSU 75.2% Clemson 18.1 – LSU 28.8 High
9/5/2026 7:30 PM EDT UL Monroe at Mississippi State Mississippi State 96.5% UL Monroe 11.8 – Mississippi State 42.0 Very High
9/5/2026 7:30 PM EDT Western Michigan at Michigan Michigan 95.2% Western Michigan 10.9 – Michigan 39.5 Very High
9/5/2026 7:45 PM EDT Florida Atlantic at Florida Florida 95.0% Florida Atlantic 15.9 – Florida 43.7 Very High
9/5/2026 10:00 PM EDT UNLV at Hawai'i UNLV 51.8% UNLV 28.1 – Hawai'i 25.0 Very Low
9/5/2026 10:00 PM EDT Central Michigan at New Mexico New Mexico 78.3% Central Michigan 17.7 – New Mexico 28.9 High
9/5/2026 10:30 PM EDT UCLA at California UCLA 57.7% UCLA 28.2 – California 24.2 Low
9/5/2026 10:30 PM EDT Western Kentucky at Nevada Western Kentucky 53.2% Western Kentucky 25.5 – Nevada 24.3 Very Low
9/6/2026 4:00 PM EDT Washington State at Washington Washington 92.6% Washington State 13.7 – Washington 37.3 Very High
9/6/2026 7:30 PM EDT Louisville at Ole Miss Ole Miss 70.5% Louisville 24.6 – Ole Miss 30.4 High
9/6/2026 7:30 PM EDT Wisconsin at Notre Dame Notre Dame 89.2% Wisconsin 12.7 – Notre Dame 33.7 Very High
9/7/2026 7:30 PM EDT SMU at Florida State SMU 64.3% SMU 27.6 – Florida State 24.1 Moderate