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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Friday, November 6

TCU vs Arizona prediction and pick

Our TCU Horned Frogs at Arizona Wildcats pick: Arizona by 4.9, 62% 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.

TCU at Arizona

Fri, Nov 6, 10:15 pm ET · Arizona Stadium

Arizona by 4.9 · 62% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
TCU win38.5%
Arizona win61.5%
Middle 50%: TCU by 7 to Arizona by 1750%
Middle 90%: TCU by 23 to Arizona by 3290%
Middle 95%: TCU by 28 to Arizona by 3895%
Exactly Arizona by 36.6%
Exactly TCU by 35.9%
Exactly Arizona by 75.3%
Exactly TCU by 74.2%
Exactly Arizona by 143.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between TCU by 7 and Arizona by 17.
P90
9 in 10 between TCU by 23 and Arizona by 32.
P95
19 in 20 between TCU by 28 and Arizona by 38.
Where the forecast comes from
Home fieldArizona+3.1
Last seasonArizona+2.0
This season, against its opponentsTCU+0.2

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
TCU 2–2 2.2 −0.4
Arizona 3–1 2.7 +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.

TCU vs Arizona: questions and answers

Who will win TCU vs Arizona?

Our forecast picks Arizona, with 62% to win; TCU win 38% of the time.

What’s the spread for TCU vs Arizona?

Our spread: Arizona −4.9. 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 TCU vs Arizona?

Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:15 pm ET, at Arizona Stadium.