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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

Marshall vs UL Monroe prediction and pick

Our Marshall Thundering Herd at UL Monroe Warhawks pick: Marshall by 9.3, 71% 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.

Marshall at UL Monroe

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

Marshall by 9.3 · 71% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Marshall win70.9%
UL Monroe win29.1%
Middle 50%: Marshall by 21 to UL Monroe by 350%
Middle 90%: Marshall by 38 to UL Monroe by 1990%
Middle 95%: Marshall by 42 to UL Monroe by 2495%
Exactly Marshall by 36.1%
Exactly Marshall by 75.2%
Exactly UL Monroe by 35.0%
Exactly Marshall by 144.0%
Exactly Marshall by 173.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Marshall by 21 and UL Monroe by 3.
P90
9 in 10 between Marshall by 38 and UL Monroe by 19.
P95
19 in 20 between Marshall by 42 and UL Monroe by 24.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsMarshall+7.3
Last seasonMarshall+5.1
Home fieldUL Monroe+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Marshall 3–1 1.4 +1.6
UL Monroe 0–4 1.0 −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.

Marshall vs UL Monroe: questions and answers

Who will win Marshall vs UL Monroe?

Our forecast picks Marshall, with 71% to win; UL Monroe win 29% of the time.

What’s the spread for Marshall vs UL Monroe?

Our spread: Marshall −9.3. 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 Marshall vs UL Monroe?

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