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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Texas State vs Oregon State prediction and pick

Our Texas State Bobcats at Oregon State Beavers pick: Oregon State by 2.5, 56% 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.

Texas State at Oregon State

Sat, Nov 7, 10:30 pm ET · Reser Stadium

Oregon State by 2.5 · 56% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Texas State win44.0%
Oregon State win56.0%
Middle 50%: Texas State by 8 to Oregon State by 1450%
Middle 90%: Texas State by 25 to Oregon State by 3190%
Middle 95%: Texas State by 31 to Oregon State by 3595%
Exactly Oregon State by 36.6%
Exactly Texas State by 36.3%
Exactly Oregon State by 75.2%
Exactly Texas State by 74.6%
Exactly Oregon State by 143.3%
P50
Half of games like this end between Texas State by 8 and Oregon State by 14.
P90
9 in 10 between Texas State by 25 and Oregon State by 31.
P95
19 in 20 between Texas State by 31 and Oregon State by 35.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonTexas State+8.1
This season, against its opponentsOregon State+7.5
Home fieldOregon State+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Texas State 2–2 2.3 −0.7
Oregon State 2–2 2.3 −0.8

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.

Texas State vs Oregon State: questions and answers

Who will win Texas State vs Oregon State?

Our forecast picks Oregon State, with 56% to win; Texas State win 44% of the time.

What’s the spread for Texas State vs Oregon State?

Our spread: Oregon State −2.5. 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 Texas State vs Oregon State?

Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 10:30 pm ET, at Reser Stadium.