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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Kansas State vs TCU prediction and pick

Our Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs pick: TCU by 0.1, 50% 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.

Kansas State at TCU

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · Amon G. Carter Stadium

TCU by 0.1 · 50% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Kansas State win49.8%
TCU win50.2%
Middle 50%: Kansas State by 11 to TCU by 1150%
Middle 90%: Kansas State by 28 to TCU by 2890%
Middle 95%: Kansas State by 34 to TCU by 3495%
Exactly TCU by 36.5%
Exactly Kansas State by 36.5%
Exactly TCU by 74.9%
Exactly Kansas State by 74.9%
Exactly TCU by 143.0%
P50
Half of games like this end between Kansas State by 11 and TCU by 11.
P90
9 in 10 between Kansas State by 28 and TCU by 28.
P95
19 in 20 between Kansas State by 34 and TCU by 34.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonKansas State+4.0
Home fieldTCU+3.1
This season, against its opponentsTCU+1.0

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Kansas State 3–1 3.1 0.0
TCU 2–2 2.2 −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.

Kansas State vs TCU: questions and answers

Who will win Kansas State vs TCU?

Our forecast picks TCU, with 50% to win; Kansas State win 50% of the time.

What’s the spread for Kansas State vs TCU?

Our spread: TCU −0.1. 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 Kansas State vs TCU?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Amon G. Carter Stadium.