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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 12 2026 · Saturday, November 21

Hawai'i vs Nevada prediction and pick

Our Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack pick: Nevada by 5.7, 63% 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, 8 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 ±17.1, 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.

Hawai'i at Nevada

Sat, Nov 21, time to be announced · Mackay Stadium

Nevada by 5.7 · 63% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Hawai'i win36.8%
Nevada win63.2%
Middle 50%: Hawai'i by 6 to Nevada by 1750%
Middle 90%: Hawai'i by 22 to Nevada by 3490%
Middle 95%: Hawai'i by 28 to Nevada by 3995%
Exactly Nevada by 36.5%
Exactly Hawai'i by 35.7%
Exactly Nevada by 75.3%
Exactly Hawai'i by 74.0%
Exactly Nevada by 143.7%
P50
Half of games like this end between Hawai'i by 6 and Nevada by 17.
P90
9 in 10 between Hawai'i by 22 and Nevada by 34.
P95
19 in 20 between Hawai'i by 28 and Nevada by 39.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsNevada+5.9
Last seasonHawai'i+3.4
Home fieldNevada+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Hawai'i 1–3 1.6 +0.3
Nevada 1–3 1.7 −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.

Hawai'i vs Nevada: questions and answers

Who will win Hawai'i vs Nevada?

Our forecast picks Nevada, with 63% to win; Hawai'i win 37% of the time.

What’s the spread for Hawai'i vs Nevada?

Our spread: Nevada −5.7. 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 Hawai'i vs Nevada?

Saturday, November 21, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Mackay Stadium.