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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Tulsa vs Tulane prediction and pick

Our Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave pick: Tulane by 8.5, 70% 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.

Tulsa at Tulane

Sat, Nov 7, time to be announced · Yulman Stadium

Tulane by 8.5 · 70% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Tulsa win30.5%
Tulane win69.5%
Middle 50%: Tulsa by 3 to Tulane by 2050%
Middle 90%: Tulsa by 19 to Tulane by 3690%
Middle 95%: Tulsa by 24 to Tulane by 4295%
Exactly Tulane by 36.3%
Exactly Tulane by 75.3%
Exactly Tulsa by 35.2%
Exactly Tulane by 144.0%
Exactly Tulane by 173.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Tulsa by 3 and Tulane by 20.
P90
9 in 10 between Tulsa by 19 and Tulane by 36.
P95
19 in 20 between Tulsa by 24 and Tulane by 42.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonTulane+12.4
This season, against its opponentsTulsa+7.0
Home fieldTulane+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Tulsa 3–1 2.9 +0.9
Tulane 2–2 1.2 +0.7

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.

Tulsa vs Tulane: questions and answers

Who will win Tulsa vs Tulane?

Our forecast picks Tulane, with 70% to win; Tulsa win 30% of the time.

What’s the spread for Tulsa vs Tulane?

Our spread: Tulane −8.5. 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 Tulsa vs Tulane?

Saturday, November 7, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Yulman Stadium.