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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 10 2026 · Saturday, November 7

Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee prediction and pick

Our Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders pick: Middle Tennessee by 1.7, 54% 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.

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee

Sat, Nov 7, 3:30 pm ET · Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Middle Tennessee by 1.7 · 54% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Western Kentucky win46.0%
Middle Tennessee win54.0%
Middle 50%: Western Kentucky by 10 to Middle Tennessee by 1450%
Middle 90%: Western Kentucky by 26 to Middle Tennessee by 2990%
Middle 95%: Western Kentucky by 31 to Middle Tennessee by 3595%
Exactly Middle Tennessee by 36.6%
Exactly Western Kentucky by 36.4%
Exactly Middle Tennessee by 75.1%
Exactly Western Kentucky by 74.7%
Exactly Middle Tennessee by 143.2%
P50
Half of games like this end between Western Kentucky by 10 and Middle Tennessee by 14.
P90
9 in 10 between Western Kentucky by 26 and Middle Tennessee by 29.
P95
19 in 20 between Western Kentucky by 31 and Middle Tennessee by 35.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonWestern Kentucky+8.2
This season, against its opponentsMiddle Tennessee+6.7
Home fieldMiddle Tennessee+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Western Kentucky 1–3 1.0 0.0
Middle Tennessee 2–2 2.3 −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.

Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee: questions and answers

Who will win Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee?

Our forecast picks Middle Tennessee, with 54% to win; Western Kentucky win 46% of the time.

What’s the spread for Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee?

Our spread: Middle Tennessee −1.7. 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 Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee?

Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 3:30 pm ET, at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium.