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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Oregon State vs Boise State prediction and pick

Our Oregon State Beavers at Boise State Broncos pick: Boise State by 13.4, 79% 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.

Oregon State at Boise State

Sat, Nov 14, 6:00 pm ET · Albertsons Stadium

Boise State by 13.4 · 79% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Oregon State win21.4%
Boise State win78.6%
Middle 50%: Boise State by 3 to Boise State by 2550%
Middle 90%: Oregon State by 14 to Boise State by 4290%
Middle 95%: Oregon State by 20 to Boise State by 4695%
Exactly Boise State by 35.4%
Exactly Boise State by 74.9%
Exactly Boise State by 144.2%
Exactly Oregon State by 34.1%
Exactly Boise State by 173.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between Boise State by 3 and Boise State by 25.
P90
9 in 10 between Oregon State by 14 and Boise State by 42.
P95
19 in 20 between Oregon State by 20 and Boise State by 46.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonBoise State+6.8
This season, against its opponentsBoise State+3.5
Home fieldBoise State+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Oregon State 2–2 2.3 −0.8
Boise State 3–1 3.0 +0.5

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.

Oregon State vs Boise State: questions and answers

Who will win Oregon State vs Boise State?

Our forecast picks Boise State, with 79% to win; Oregon State win 21% of the time.

What’s the spread for Oregon State vs Boise State?

Our spread: Boise State −13.4. 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 Oregon State vs Boise State?

Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 6:00 pm ET, at Albertsons Stadium.