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College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Arizona State vs UCF prediction and pick

Our Arizona State Sun Devils at UCF Knights pick: UCF by 3.7, 59% 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, 7 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 ±17.0, so about 50% 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.

Arizona State at UCF

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · FBC Mortgage Stadium

UCF by 3.7 · 59% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Arizona State win41.3%
UCF win58.7%
Middle 50%: Arizona State by 7 to UCF by 1550%
Middle 90%: Arizona State by 24 to UCF by 3290%
Middle 95%: Arizona State by 29 to UCF by 3795%
Exactly UCF by 36.6%
Exactly Arizona State by 36.1%
Exactly UCF by 75.2%
Exactly Arizona State by 74.3%
Exactly UCF by 143.5%
P50
Half of games like this end between Arizona State by 7 and UCF by 15.
P90
9 in 10 between Arizona State by 24 and UCF by 32.
P95
19 in 20 between Arizona State by 29 and UCF by 37.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsUCF+4.4
Last seasonArizona State+3.9
Home fieldUCF+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Arizona State 2–1 1.7 +0.4
UCF 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.

Arizona State vs UCF: questions and answers

Who will win Arizona State vs UCF?

Our forecast picks UCF, with 59% to win; Arizona State win 41% of the time.

What’s the spread for Arizona State vs UCF?

Our spread: UCF −3.7. 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 Arizona State vs UCF?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at FBC Mortgage Stadium.