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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 8 2026 · Saturday, October 24

UTSA vs Tulane prediction and pick

Our UTSA Roadrunners at Tulane Green Wave pick: UTSA by 1.3, 53% 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, 4 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 ±16.6, so about 53% 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.

UTSA at Tulane

Sat, Oct 24, time to be announced · Yulman Stadium

UTSA by 1.3 · 53% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
UTSA win53.1%
Tulane win46.9%
Middle 50%: UTSA by 13 to Tulane by 1050%
Middle 90%: UTSA by 28 to Tulane by 2690%
Middle 95%: UTSA by 34 to Tulane by 3195%
Exactly UTSA by 36.7%
Exactly Tulane by 36.5%
Exactly UTSA by 75.1%
Exactly Tulane by 74.8%
Exactly UTSA by 143.2%
P50
Half of games like this end between UTSA by 13 and Tulane by 10.
P90
9 in 10 between UTSA by 28 and Tulane by 26.
P95
19 in 20 between UTSA by 34 and Tulane by 31.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsUTSA+6.3
Home fieldTulane+3.1
Last seasonTulane+1.8

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
UTSA 3–1 2.6 +0.8
Tulane 2–2 1.2 +0.7

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.

UTSA vs Tulane: questions and answers

Who will win UTSA vs Tulane?

Our forecast picks UTSA, with 53% to win; Tulane win 47% of the time.

What’s the spread for UTSA vs Tulane?

Our spread: UTSA −1.3. 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 UTSA vs Tulane?

Saturday, October 24, 2026 (kickoff time to be announced), at Yulman Stadium.