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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 13 2026 · Saturday, November 28

Tulsa vs UTSA prediction and pick

Our Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UTSA Roadrunners pick: UTSA by 12.9, 78% 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.

Tulsa at UTSA

Sat, Nov 28, time to be announced · Alamodome

UTSA by 12.9 · 78% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Tulsa win22.2%
UTSA win77.8%
Middle 50%: UTSA by 3 to UTSA by 2450%
Middle 90%: Tulsa by 15 to UTSA by 4190%
Middle 95%: Tulsa by 21 to UTSA by 4695%
Exactly UTSA by 35.5%
Exactly UTSA by 75.0%
Exactly Tulsa by 34.2%
Exactly UTSA by 144.1%
Exactly UTSA by 173.9%
P50
Half of games like this end between UTSA by 3 and UTSA by 24.
P90
9 in 10 between Tulsa by 15 and UTSA by 41.
P95
19 in 20 between Tulsa by 21 and UTSA by 46.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonUTSA+10.5
Home fieldUTSA+3.1
This season, against its opponentsTulsa+0.7

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Tulsa 3–1 2.9 +0.9
UTSA 3–1 2.6 +0.8

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.

Tulsa vs UTSA: questions and answers

Who will win Tulsa vs UTSA?

Our forecast picks UTSA, with 78% to win; Tulsa win 22% of the time.

What’s the spread for Tulsa vs UTSA?

Our spread: UTSA −12.9. 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 Tulsa vs UTSA?

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