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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Charlotte vs UAB prediction and pick

Our Charlotte 49ers at UAB Blazers pick: UAB by 14.0, 80% 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.

Charlotte at UAB

Sat, Nov 7, time to be announced · Protective Stadium

UAB by 14.0 · 80% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Charlotte win20.1%
UAB win79.9%
Middle 50%: UAB by 3 to UAB by 2550%
Middle 90%: Charlotte by 14 to UAB by 4290%
Middle 95%: Charlotte by 19 to UAB by 4795%
Exactly UAB by 35.4%
Exactly UAB by 74.9%
Exactly UAB by 144.2%
Exactly UAB by 174.0%
Exactly Charlotte by 34.0%
P50
Half of games like this end between UAB by 3 and UAB by 25.
P90
9 in 10 between Charlotte by 14 and UAB by 42.
P95
19 in 20 between Charlotte by 19 and UAB by 47.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsUAB+6.8
Last seasonUAB+4.1
Home fieldUAB+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Charlotte 0–4 1.1 −1.1
UAB 2–2 1.6 +0.6

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.

Charlotte vs UAB: questions and answers

Who will win Charlotte vs UAB?

Our forecast picks UAB, with 80% to win; Charlotte win 20% of the time.

What’s the spread for Charlotte vs UAB?

Our spread: UAB −14.0. 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 Charlotte vs UAB?

Saturday, November 7, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Protective Stadium.