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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

Arizona State vs Arizona prediction and pick

Our Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats pick: Arizona by 6.1, 64% 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, 9 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.

Arizona State at Arizona

Sat, Nov 28, time to be announced · Arizona Stadium

Arizona by 6.1 · 64% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Arizona State win35.9%
Arizona win64.1%
Middle 50%: Arizona State by 6 to Arizona by 1850%
Middle 90%: Arizona State by 22 to Arizona by 3490%
Middle 95%: Arizona State by 28 to Arizona by 3995%
Exactly Arizona by 36.4%
Exactly Arizona State by 35.7%
Exactly Arizona by 75.3%
Exactly Arizona State by 73.9%
Exactly Arizona by 143.7%
P50
Half of games like this end between Arizona State by 6 and Arizona by 18.
P90
9 in 10 between Arizona State by 22 and Arizona by 34.
P95
19 in 20 between Arizona State by 28 and Arizona by 39.
Where the forecast comes from
Home fieldArizona+3.1
This season, against its opponentsArizona+2.6
Last seasonArizona+0.3

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Arizona State 2–1 1.7 +0.4
Arizona 3–1 2.7 +0.2

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.

Arizona State vs Arizona: questions and answers

Who will win Arizona State vs Arizona?

Our forecast picks Arizona, with 64% to win; Arizona State win 36% of the time.

What’s the spread for Arizona State vs Arizona?

Our spread: Arizona −6.1. 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 Arizona State vs Arizona?

Saturday, November 28, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Arizona Stadium.