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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Tuesday, November 3

Ohio vs Akron prediction and pick

Our Ohio Bobcats at Akron Zips pick: Ohio by 8.0, 68% 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.

Ohio at Akron

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

Ohio by 8.0 · 68% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Ohio win68.3%
Akron win31.7%
Middle 50%: Ohio by 20 to Akron by 350%
Middle 90%: Ohio by 35 to Akron by 2090%
Middle 95%: Ohio by 41 to Akron by 2595%
Exactly Ohio by 36.4%
Exactly Akron by 35.4%
Exactly Ohio by 75.3%
Exactly Ohio by 143.9%
Exactly Akron by 73.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Ohio by 20 and Akron by 3.
P90
9 in 10 between Ohio by 35 and Akron by 20.
P95
19 in 20 between Ohio by 41 and Akron by 25.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsOhio+7.6
Last seasonOhio+3.5
Home fieldAkron+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Ohio 2–2 1.9 +0.3
Akron 1–3 1.0 −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.

Ohio vs Akron: questions and answers

Who will win Ohio vs Akron?

Our forecast picks Ohio, with 68% to win; Akron win 32% of the time.

What’s the spread for Ohio vs Akron?

Our spread: Ohio −8.0. 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 Ohio vs Akron?

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