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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

Navy vs Charlotte prediction and pick

Our Navy Midshipmen at Charlotte 49ers pick: Navy by 14.3, 80% 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.

Navy at Charlotte

Sat, Nov 28, time to be announced · Jerry Richardson Stadium

Navy by 14.3 · 80% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Navy win80.1%
Charlotte win19.9%
Middle 50%: Navy by 26 to Navy by 350%
Middle 90%: Navy by 42 to Charlotte by 1490%
Middle 95%: Navy by 48 to Charlotte by 1995%
Exactly Navy by 35.3%
Exactly Navy by 74.8%
Exactly Navy by 144.1%
Exactly Navy by 174.0%
Exactly Charlotte by 33.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between Navy by 26 and Navy by 3.
P90
9 in 10 between Navy by 42 and Charlotte by 14.
P95
19 in 20 between Navy by 48 and Charlotte by 19.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsNavy+11.4
Last seasonNavy+6.0
Home fieldCharlotte+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Navy 1–2 1.8 −0.8
Charlotte 0–4 1.1 −1.1

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.

Navy vs Charlotte: questions and answers

Who will win Navy vs Charlotte?

Our forecast picks Navy, with 80% to win; Charlotte win 20% of the time.

What’s the spread for Navy vs Charlotte?

Our spread: Navy −14.3. 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 Navy vs Charlotte?

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