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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Kennesaw State vs Sam Houston prediction and pick

Our Kennesaw State Owls at Sam Houston Bearkats pick: Kennesaw State by 0.9, 52% 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.

Kennesaw State at Sam Houston

Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 pm ET · Elliott T. Bowers Stadium

Kennesaw State by 0.9 · 52% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Kennesaw State win52.1%
Sam Houston win47.9%
Middle 50%: Kennesaw State by 13 to Sam Houston by 1050%
Middle 90%: Kennesaw State by 28 to Sam Houston by 2790%
Middle 95%: Kennesaw State by 34 to Sam Houston by 3295%
Exactly Kennesaw State by 36.5%
Exactly Sam Houston by 36.4%
Exactly Kennesaw State by 75.0%
Exactly Sam Houston by 74.8%
Exactly Kennesaw State by 143.1%
P50
Half of games like this end between Kennesaw State by 13 and Sam Houston by 10.
P90
9 in 10 between Kennesaw State by 28 and Sam Houston by 27.
P95
19 in 20 between Kennesaw State by 34 and Sam Houston by 32.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonKennesaw State+4.3
Home fieldSam Houston+3.1
This season, against its opponentsSam Houston+0.3

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Kennesaw State 1–3 1.6 −0.8
Sam Houston 1–3 1.6 −1.2

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.

Kennesaw State vs Sam Houston: questions and answers

Who will win Kennesaw State vs Sam Houston?

Our forecast picks Kennesaw State, with 52% to win; Sam Houston win 48% of the time.

What’s the spread for Kennesaw State vs Sam Houston?

Our spread: Kennesaw State −0.9. 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 Kennesaw State vs Sam Houston?

Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 2:00 pm ET, at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.