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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Duke vs Miami prediction and pick

Our Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes pick: Miami by 14.9, 81% 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.

Duke at Miami

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · Hard Rock Stadium

Miami by 14.9 · 81% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Duke win18.9%
Miami win81.1%
Middle 50%: Miami by 3 to Miami by 2750%
Middle 90%: Duke by 14 to Miami by 4290%
Middle 95%: Duke by 18 to Miami by 4995%
Exactly Miami by 35.1%
Exactly Miami by 74.7%
Exactly Miami by 144.2%
Exactly Miami by 174.0%
Exactly Miami by 213.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between Miami by 3 and Miami by 27.
P90
9 in 10 between Duke by 14 and Miami by 42.
P95
19 in 20 between Duke by 18 and Miami by 49.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsMiami+10.7
Home fieldMiami+3.1
Last seasonMiami+1.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Duke 4–0 3.3 +0.8
Miami 4–0 4.0 +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.

Duke vs Miami: questions and answers

Who will win Duke vs Miami?

Our forecast picks Miami, with 81% to win; Duke win 19% of the time.

What’s the spread for Duke vs Miami?

Our spread: Miami −14.9. 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 Duke vs Miami?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Hard Rock Stadium.