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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Air Force vs Army prediction and pick

Our Air Force Falcons at Army Black Knights pick: Army by 11.6, 76% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 6 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±16.9, so about 51% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Air Force at Army

Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 pm ET · Michie Stadium

Army by 11.6 · 76% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Air Force win24.4%
Army win75.6%
Middle 50%: Army by 1 to Army by 2350%
Middle 90%: Air Force by 17 to Army by 3990%
Middle 95%: Air Force by 21 to Army by 4595%
Exactly Army by 35.8%
Exactly Army by 75.1%
Exactly Air Force by 34.6%
Exactly Army by 144.2%
Exactly Army by 173.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between Army by 1 and Army by 23.
P90
9 in 10 between Air Force by 17 and Army by 39.
P95
19 in 20 between Air Force by 21 and Army by 45.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsArmy+5.3
Home fieldArmy+3.1
Last seasonArmy+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Air Force 2–1 2.0 −0.3
Army 2–1 1.4 +0.3

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Air Force vs Army: questions and answers

Who will win Air Force vs Army?

Our forecast picks Army, with 76% to win; Air Force win 24% of the time.

What’s the spread for Air Force vs Army?

Our spread: Army −11.6. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Air Force vs Army?

Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 7:30 pm ET, at Michie Stadium.