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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Tuesday, November 3

Buffalo vs Miami (OH) prediction and pick

Our Buffalo Bulls at Miami (OH) RedHawks pick: Miami (OH) by 17.7, 85% 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.

Buffalo at Miami (OH)

Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 pm ET · Yager Stadium

Miami (OH) by 17.7 · 85% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Buffalo win14.5%
Miami (OH) win85.5%
Middle 50%: Miami (OH) by 7 to Miami (OH) by 2850%
Middle 90%: Buffalo by 10 to Miami (OH) by 4590%
Middle 95%: Buffalo by 15 to Miami (OH) by 5095%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 34.5%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 74.4%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 214.2%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 144.1%
Exactly Miami (OH) by 174.1%
P50
Half of games like this end between Miami (OH) by 7 and Miami (OH) by 28.
P90
9 in 10 between Buffalo by 10 and Miami (OH) by 45.
P95
19 in 20 between Buffalo by 15 and Miami (OH) by 50.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonMiami (OH)+7.9
This season, against its opponentsMiami (OH)+6.6
Home fieldMiami (OH)+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Buffalo 2–2 1.2 +0.5
Miami (OH) 2–2 1.8 −0.4

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.

Buffalo vs Miami (OH): questions and answers

Who will win Buffalo vs Miami (OH)?

Our forecast picks Miami (OH), with 85% to win; Buffalo win 15% of the time.

What’s the spread for Buffalo vs Miami (OH)?

Our spread: Miami (OH) −17.7. 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 Buffalo vs Miami (OH)?

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 7:00 pm ET, at Yager Stadium.