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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 12 2026 · Saturday, November 21

UL Monroe vs App State prediction and pick

Our UL Monroe Warhawks at App State Mountaineers pick: App State by 21.6, 90% 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.

UL Monroe at App State

Sat, Nov 21, time to be announced · Kidd Brewer Stadium

App State by 21.6 · 90% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
UL Monroe win10.1%
App State win89.9%
Middle 50%: App State by 10 to App State by 3350%
Middle 90%: UL Monroe by 7 to App State by 4990%
Middle 95%: UL Monroe by 12 to App State by 5695%
Exactly App State by 214.2%
Exactly App State by 284.1%
Exactly App State by 173.9%
Exactly App State by 143.7%
Exactly App State by 73.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between App State by 10 and App State by 33.
P90
9 in 10 between UL Monroe by 7 and App State by 49.
P95
19 in 20 between UL Monroe by 12 and App State by 56.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsApp State+16.6
Home fieldApp State+3.1
Last seasonApp State+1.9

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
UL Monroe 0–4 1.0 −1.2
App State 3–1 2.2 +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.

UL Monroe vs App State: questions and answers

Who will win UL Monroe vs App State?

Our forecast picks App State, with 90% to win; UL Monroe win 10% of the time.

What’s the spread for UL Monroe vs App State?

Our spread: App State −21.6. 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 UL Monroe vs App State?

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