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College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Louisiana Tech vs Troy prediction and pick

Our Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Troy Trojans pick: Troy by 1.1, 53% 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.

Louisiana Tech at Troy

Sat, Nov 7, time to be announced · Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)

Troy by 1.1 · 53% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Louisiana Tech win47.4%
Troy win52.6%
Middle 50%: Louisiana Tech by 10 to Troy by 1350%
Middle 90%: Louisiana Tech by 27 to Troy by 2890%
Middle 95%: Louisiana Tech by 32 to Troy by 3495%
Exactly Troy by 36.6%
Exactly Louisiana Tech by 36.4%
Exactly Troy by 75.0%
Exactly Louisiana Tech by 74.8%
Exactly Troy by 143.1%
P50
Half of games like this end between Louisiana Tech by 10 and Troy by 13.
P90
9 in 10 between Louisiana Tech by 27 and Troy by 28.
P95
19 in 20 between Louisiana Tech by 32 and Troy by 34.
Where the forecast comes from
Home fieldTroy+3.1
This season, against its opponentsLouisiana Tech+1.1
Last seasonLouisiana Tech+1.0

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Louisiana Tech 1–2 1.0 −0.2
Troy 2–2 1.7 +0.2

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.

Louisiana Tech vs Troy: questions and answers

Who will win Louisiana Tech vs Troy?

Our forecast picks Troy, with 53% to win; Louisiana Tech win 47% of the time.

What’s the spread for Louisiana Tech vs Troy?

Our spread: Troy −1.1. 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 Louisiana Tech vs Troy?

Saturday, November 7, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL).