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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 7 2026 · Tuesday, October 13

Delaware vs Middle Tennessee prediction and pick

Our Delaware Blue Hens at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders pick: Delaware by 1.5, 54% 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, 3 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 ±16.4, so about 54% 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.

Delaware at Middle Tennessee

Tue, Oct 13, 7:00 pm ET · Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

Delaware by 1.5 · 54% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Delaware win53.7%
Middle Tennessee win46.3%
Middle 50%: Delaware by 13 to Middle Tennessee by 1050%
Middle 90%: Delaware by 28 to Middle Tennessee by 2590%
Middle 95%: Delaware by 34 to Middle Tennessee by 3195%
Exactly Delaware by 36.8%
Exactly Middle Tennessee by 36.6%
Exactly Delaware by 75.2%
Exactly Middle Tennessee by 74.8%
Exactly Delaware by 143.2%
P50
Half of games like this end between Delaware by 13 and Middle Tennessee by 10.
P90
9 in 10 between Delaware by 28 and Middle Tennessee by 25.
P95
19 in 20 between Delaware by 34 and Middle Tennessee by 31.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonDelaware+4.7
Home fieldMiddle Tennessee+3.1
This season, against its opponentsMiddle Tennessee+0.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Delaware 2–2 2.0 0.0
Middle Tennessee 2–2 2.3 −0.4

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.

Delaware vs Middle Tennessee: questions and answers

Who will win Delaware vs Middle Tennessee?

Our forecast picks Delaware, with 54% to win; Middle Tennessee win 46% of the time.

What’s the spread for Delaware vs Middle Tennessee?

Our spread: Delaware −1.5. 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 Delaware vs Middle Tennessee?

Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:00 pm ET, at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium.