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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.

Against the Spread Week 1

Matchup Market Spread 3NG Projected Margin ATS Pick 3NG Edge
North Carolina at TCU TCU -7.5 TCU by 7.0 North Carolina +7.5 -0.5
San José State at USC USC -37.5 USC by 40.5 USC -37.5 +2.8
NC State at Virginia Virginia -4.0 Virginia by 3.0 NC State +4.0 -1.0
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State North Dakota State -6.5 North Dakota State by 8.0 North Dakota State -6.5 +1.6
Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan -9.0 Eastern Michigan by 10.0 Eastern Michigan -9.0 +0.9
Hawai'i at Stanford Stanford -4.5 Stanford by 3.5 Hawai'i +4.5 -1.0
New Mexico State at Florida State Florida State -31.0 Florida State by 34.0 Florida State -31.0 +2.8
Memphis at UNLV UNLV -4.5 UNLV by 4.0 Memphis +4.5 -0.3
Massachusetts at Rutgers Rutgers -29.5 Rutgers by 29.5 Massachusetts +29.5 -0.1
Akron at Wake Forest Wake Forest -27.5 Wake Forest by 28.0 Wake Forest -27.5 +0.5
Colorado at Georgia Tech Georgia Tech -6.5 Georgia Tech by 6.5 Georgia Tech -6.5 +0.2
UAB at Illinois Illinois -25.5 Illinois by 25.0 UAB +25.5 -0.3
San José State at Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan -1.5 Eastern Michigan by 1.0 San José State +1.5 -0.5
UTEP at Oklahoma Oklahoma -40.5 Oklahoma by 42.0 Oklahoma -40.5 +1.6
Toledo at Michigan State Michigan State -10.0 Michigan State by 11.0 Michigan State -10.0 +1.0
Miami at Stanford Stanford +24.5 Miami by 26.0 Miami -24.5 -1.4
Fresno State at USC USC -21.5 USC by 21.5 Fresno State +21.5 -0.2
East Carolina at Alabama Alabama -28.0 Alabama by 30.0 Alabama -28.0 +2.1
Oregon State at Houston Houston -21.0 Houston by 21.0 Oregon State +21.0 -0.2
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia West Virginia -21.0 West Virginia by 22.0 West Virginia -21.0 +1.2
North Texas at Indiana Indiana -39.5 Indiana by 41.5 Indiana -39.5 +2.1
Ohio at Nebraska Nebraska -23.5 Nebraska by 25.0 Nebraska -23.5 +1.6
Liberty at James Madison James Madison -6.0 James Madison by 7.5 James Madison -6.0 +1.3
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh -16.5 Pittsburgh by 16.5 Pittsburgh -16.5 +0.1
Ball State at Ohio State Ohio State -50.5 Ohio State by 50.0 Ball State +50.5 -0.5
Kent State at South Carolina South Carolina -35.5 South Carolina by 37.0 South Carolina -35.5 +1.7
Baylor at Auburn Auburn -6.5 Auburn by 7.0 Auburn -6.5 +0.4
Texas State at Texas Texas -29.5 Texas by 30.5 Texas -29.5 +0.8
Boston College at Cincinnati Cincinnati -7.0 Cincinnati by 6.0 Boston College +7.0 -0.9
Tulane at Duke Duke -9.5 Duke by 10.0 Duke -9.5 +0.3
Boise State at Oregon Oregon -24.5 Oregon by 24.5 Boise State +24.5 -0.1
Marshall at Penn State Penn State -23.5 Penn State by 23.5 Marshall +23.5 -0.1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa Tulsa +13.5 Oklahoma State by 14.0 Oklahoma State -13.5 -0.6
Northern Illinois at Iowa Iowa -31.5 Iowa by 32.5 Iowa -31.5 +1.0
Wyoming at Colorado State Colorado State -2.5 Colorado State by 2.0 Wyoming +2.5 -0.5
Missouri State at Texas A&M Texas A&M -38.5 Texas A&M by 41.5 Texas A&M -38.5 +2.9
Arkansas State at Memphis Memphis -10.5 Memphis by 12.5 Memphis -10.5 +1.9
Florida International at South Florida South Florida -14.5 South Florida by 15.5 South Florida -14.5 +0.9
Sam Houston at Troy Troy -16.5 Troy by 15.5 Sam Houston +16.5 -1.0
Clemson at LSU LSU -10.0 LSU by 10.5 LSU -10.0 +0.6
UL Monroe at Mississippi State Mississippi State -28.5 Mississippi State by 30.0 Mississippi State -28.5 +1.8
Western Michigan at Michigan Michigan -27.5 Michigan by 28.5 Michigan -27.5 +1.1
Florida Atlantic at Florida Florida -26.5 Florida by 27.5 Florida -26.5 +1.2
UNLV at Hawai'i Hawai'i +3.0 UNLV by 3.0 UNLV -3.0 -0.0
Central Michigan at New Mexico New Mexico -11.0 New Mexico by 11.0 New Mexico -11.0 +0.2
UCLA at California California +2.5 UCLA by 4.0 UCLA -2.5 -1.5
Western Kentucky at Nevada Nevada +1.5 Western Kentucky by 1.0 Nevada +1.5 +0.3
Washington State at Washington Washington -23.0 Washington by 23.5 Washington -23.0 +0.4
Louisville at Ole Miss Ole Miss -6.5 Ole Miss by 6.0 Louisville +6.5 -0.6
Wisconsin at Notre Dame Notre Dame -21.0 Notre Dame by 21.0 Notre Dame -21.0 +0.3
SMU at Florida State Florida State +3.0 SMU by 3.5 SMU -3.0 -0.5