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College football · Week 13 2026 · Friday, November 27

Florida vs Florida State prediction and pick

Our Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles pick: Florida by 11.6, 75% 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.

Florida at Florida State

Fri, Nov 27, 3:30 pm ET · Doak Campbell Stadium

Florida by 11.6 · 75% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Florida win75.3%
Florida State win24.7%
Middle 50%: Florida by 23 to Florida by 150%
Middle 90%: Florida by 39 to Florida State by 1790%
Middle 95%: Florida by 45 to Florida State by 2295%
Exactly Florida by 35.8%
Exactly Florida by 75.1%
Exactly Florida State by 34.5%
Exactly Florida by 144.1%
Exactly Florida by 173.8%
P50
Half of games like this end between Florida by 23 and Florida by 1.
P90
9 in 10 between Florida by 39 and Florida State by 17.
P95
19 in 20 between Florida by 45 and Florida State by 22.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsFlorida+14.2
Home fieldFlorida State+3.1
Last seasonFlorida+0.5

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Florida 4–0 3.9 +0.3
Florida State 2–2 2.6 −0.1

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.

Florida vs Florida State: questions and answers

Who will win Florida vs Florida State?

Our forecast picks Florida, with 75% to win; Florida State win 25% of the time.

What’s the spread for Florida vs Florida State?

Our spread: Florida −11.6. 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 Florida vs Florida State?

Friday, November 27, 2026, at 3:30 pm ET, at Doak Campbell Stadium.