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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Oklahoma State vs Kansas State prediction and pick

Our Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats pick: Kansas State by 12.1, 77% 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.

Oklahoma State at Kansas State

Sat, Nov 7, time to be announced · Bill Snyder Family Stadium

Kansas State by 12.1 · 77% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Oklahoma State win23.4%
Kansas State win76.6%
Middle 50%: Kansas State by 2 to Kansas State by 2450%
Middle 90%: Oklahoma State by 16 to Kansas State by 4090%
Middle 95%: Oklahoma State by 21 to Kansas State by 4595%
Exactly Kansas State by 35.7%
Exactly Kansas State by 75.1%
Exactly Oklahoma State by 34.4%
Exactly Kansas State by 144.2%
Exactly Kansas State by 173.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between Kansas State by 2 and Kansas State by 24.
P90
9 in 10 between Oklahoma State by 16 and Kansas State by 40.
P95
19 in 20 between Oklahoma State by 21 and Kansas State by 45.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonKansas State+11.3
Home fieldKansas State+3.1
This season, against its opponentsOklahoma State+2.3

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Oklahoma State 3–1 2.7 0.0
Kansas State 3–1 3.1 0.0

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.

Oklahoma State vs Kansas State: questions and answers

Who will win Oklahoma State vs Kansas State?

Our forecast picks Kansas State, with 77% to win; Oklahoma State win 23% of the time.

What’s the spread for Oklahoma State vs Kansas State?

Our spread: Kansas State −12.1. 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 Oklahoma State vs Kansas State?

Saturday, November 7, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.