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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Texas vs LSU prediction and pick

Our Texas Longhorns at LSU Tigers pick: LSU 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.

Texas at LSU

Sat, Nov 14, time to be announced · Tiger Stadium (LA)

LSU by 0.1 · 50% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Texas win49.8%
LSU win50.2%
Middle 50%: Texas by 11 to LSU by 1150%
Middle 90%: Texas by 28 to LSU by 2890%
Middle 95%: Texas by 34 to LSU by 3495%
Exactly LSU by 36.5%
Exactly Texas by 36.5%
Exactly LSU by 74.9%
Exactly Texas by 74.9%
Exactly LSU by 143.0%
P50
Half of games like this end between Texas by 11 and LSU by 11.
P90
9 in 10 between Texas by 28 and LSU by 28.
P95
19 in 20 between Texas by 34 and LSU by 34.
Where the forecast comes from
Home fieldLSU+3.1
Last seasonTexas+2.5
This season, against its opponentsTexas+0.6

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Texas 4–0 2.9 +0.9
LSU 3–1 3.2 −0.3

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.

Texas vs LSU: questions and answers

Who will win Texas vs LSU?

Our forecast picks LSU, with 50% to win; Texas win 50% of the time.

What’s the spread for Texas vs LSU?

Our spread: LSU −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 Texas vs LSU?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Tiger Stadium (LA).