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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

Southern Miss vs Old Dominion prediction and pick

Our Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs pick: Old Dominion by 7.7, 68% 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.

Southern Miss at Old Dominion

Sat, Nov 28, time to be announced · S.B. Ballard Stadium

Old Dominion by 7.7 · 68% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Southern Miss win32.4%
Old Dominion win67.6%
Middle 50%: Southern Miss by 3 to Old Dominion by 1950%
Middle 90%: Southern Miss by 21 to Old Dominion by 3590%
Middle 95%: Southern Miss by 26 to Old Dominion by 4295%
Exactly Old Dominion by 36.3%
Exactly Southern Miss by 35.4%
Exactly Old Dominion by 75.3%
Exactly Old Dominion by 143.9%
Exactly Southern Miss by 73.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Southern Miss by 3 and Old Dominion by 19.
P90
9 in 10 between Southern Miss by 21 and Old Dominion by 35.
P95
19 in 20 between Southern Miss by 26 and Old Dominion by 42.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonOld Dominion+6.8
Home fieldOld Dominion+3.1
This season, against its opponentsSouthern Miss+2.2

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Southern Miss 1–3 1.9 −0.5
Old Dominion 1–3 1.2 −0.6

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.

Southern Miss vs Old Dominion: questions and answers

Who will win Southern Miss vs Old Dominion?

Our forecast picks Old Dominion, with 68% to win; Southern Miss win 32% of the time.

What’s the spread for Southern Miss vs Old Dominion?

Our spread: Old Dominion −7.7. 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 Southern Miss vs Old Dominion?

Saturday, November 28, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at S.B. Ballard Stadium.