AI football predictions

Winning margin26 September 2026

See the expected winning gap for every favourite, ranked from the biggest mismatch down.

Time	Game	Favourite	Margin	Projected score
22:00	Alabama State – Mississippi Valley State NCAA	Alabama State	−23.5	38–14
23:00	Jackson State – Southern NCAA	Jackson State	−21.5	40–18
22:30	Miami – Central Michigan NCAA	Miami	−20.5	32–12
23:00	South Dakota State – Eastern Illinois NCAA	South Dakota State	−19.0	37–18
16:00	Texas Tech – Sam Houston NCAA	Texas Tech	−18.0	34–16
00:00	Indiana – Northwestern NCAA	Indiana	−17.5	33–15
18:00	Elon – Maine NCAA	Elon	−17.0	32–15
16:00	Ohio State – Illinois NCAA	Ohio State	−14.5	33–18
16:00	UTSA – Colorado State NCAA	UTSA	−14.5	36–22
16:00	Pittsburgh – Bucknell NCAA	Pittsburgh	−14.0	30–16
21:00	Penn State – Wisconsin NCAA	Penn State	−14.0	30–16
18:00	Austin Peay – UT Martin NCAA	Austin Peay	−13.5	33–20
16:00	Sacred Heart – New Hampshire NCAA	Sacred Heart	−12.5	33–20
19:30	Georgia – Oklahoma NCAA	Georgia	−12.5	30–17
19:30	Duke – William & Mary NCAA	Duke	−12.5	35–22
22:00	Florida International – Long Island University NCAA	Florida International	−12.5	28–16
23:00	McNeese – East Texas A&M NCAA	McNeese	−12.0	31–19
16:00	Baylor – Colorado NCAA	Baylor	−11.5	32–21
23:00	Alabama – South Carolina NCAA	Alabama	−11.5	33–22
23:30	North Texas – Houston Christian NCAA	North Texas	−11.5	37–26
16:00	Toledo – San Diego State NCAA	Toledo	−11.0	31–20
22:00	Delaware State – Towson NCAA	Delaware State	−11.0	33–22
16:30	Lafayette – Holy Cross NCAA	Lafayette	−10.5	33–22
18:00	Purdue – Notre Dame NCAA	Notre Dame	−10.5	24–34
19:30	Western Michigan – Boise State NCAA	Western Michigan	−10.5	30–20
22:00	Virginia – Delaware NCAA	Virginia	−10.5	31–20
23:30	NC State – Appalachian State NCAA	NC State	−10.5	33–23
18:00	Georgia State – Northern Illinois NCAA	Georgia State	−10.0	31–21
19:30	Ohio – Stonehill NCAA	Ohio	−10.0	29–19
23:00	Tulane – Southern Miss NCAA	Tulane	−10.0	31–20
23:00	Jacksonville State – Middle Tennessee NCAA	Jacksonville State	−10.0	31–21
16:00	Louisville – Wake Forest NCAA	Louisville	−9.5	34–24
19:00	Florida State – Central Arkansas NCAA	Florida State	−9.5	33–24
23:00	Western Kentucky – Mercyhurst NCAA	Western Kentucky	−9.5	33–24
18:30	Villanova – Colgate NCAA	Villanova	−9.0	27–18
19:30	Samford – VMI NCAA	Samford	−9.0	29–20
21:00	Bowling Green – South Florida NCAA	South Florida	−9.0	22–31
23:00	West Virginia – Oklahoma State NCAA	West Virginia	−9.0	31–22
23:00	Northwestern State – SE Louisiana NCAA	SE Louisiana	−9.0	25–34
23:00	Chicago State – Norfolk State NCAA	Chicago State	−9.0	33–24
16:00	Tennessee – Texas NCAA	Tennessee	−8.5	33–25
17:30	Maryland – UCLA NCAA	Maryland	−8.0	32–24
19:00	Princeton – UAlbany NCAA	Princeton	−8.0	26–18
20:00	Alcorn State – Texas Southern NCAA	Alcorn State	−8.0	33–25
21:00	Northern Iowa – Illinois State NCAA	Illinois State	−8.0	24–32
18:00	St. Thomas – San Diego NCAA	St. Thomas	−7.5	33–25
20:00	East Carolina – North Carolina Central NCAA	East Carolina	−7.5	30–23
16:00	Marist – Presbyterian NCAA	Marist	−7.0	28–22
16:45	Kentucky – South Alabama NCAA	Kentucky	−7.0	31–25
17:00	Merrimack – New Haven NCAA	Merrimack	−7.0	27–20
18:00	Richmond – Furman NCAA	Richmond	−7.0	27–20
23:00	Arkansas State – Kennesaw State NCAA	Arkansas State	−7.0	30–23
16:00	Kent State – Ball State NCAA	Kent State	−6.5	30–24
17:00	Dartmouth – Monmouth NCAA	Dartmouth	−6.0	30–24
20:00	North Carolina A&T – Rhode Island NCAA	Rhode Island	−6.0	25–31
23:00	Bethune-Cookman – South Carolina State NCAA	South Carolina State	−6.0	28–34
02:30	California – Clemson NCAA	California	−5.5	28–22
18:00	Youngstown State – South Dakota NCAA	Youngstown State	−5.5	35–30
23:00	Eastern Washington – Cal Poly NCAA	Eastern Washington	−5.5	32–27
23:00	Murray State – Southern Illinois NCAA	Southern Illinois	−5.0	25–30
23:30	Utah State – Troy NCAA	Utah State	−5.0	25–20
16:30	Georgetown – Columbia NCAA	Georgetown	−4.5	27–22
23:00	Grambling – Prairie View A&M NCAA	Grambling	−4.5	30–26
23:30	LSU – Texas A&M NCAA	LSU	−4.5	28–23
23:30	Washington State – Arizona NCAA	Washington State	−4.5	24–20
23:45	Mississippi State – Missouri NCAA	Mississippi State	−4.5	31–26
19:30	Florida – Ole Miss NCAA	Florida	−4.0	32–28
19:30	UCF – TCU NCAA	UCF	−4.0	27–23
19:30	Marshall – Gardner-Webb NCAA	Marshall	−4.0	28–24
23:30	USC – Oregon NCAA	USC	−4.0	34–30
17:00	Indiana State – North Dakota NCAA	North Dakota	−3.5	28–31
23:00	Cincinnati – Kansas State NCAA	Cincinnati	−3.5	31–27
16:00	Akron – UNLV NCAA	Akron	−3.0	27–24
19:30	Miami (OH) – UConn NCAA	Miami (OH)	−3.0	30–28
19:30	East Tennessee State – Western Carolina NCAA	East Tennessee State	−3.0	34–31
20:00	North Alabama – Western Illinois NCAA	North Alabama	−3.0	29–26
20:15	Auburn – Vanderbilt NCAA	Auburn	−3.0	30–27
18:00	The Citadel – Chattanooga NCAA	The Citadel	−2.5	27–25
22:00	Texas State – Incarnate Word NCAA	Texas State	−2.5	33–30
17:00	Eastern Michigan – Lindenwood NCAA	Eastern Michigan	−2.0	27–25
19:30	Buffalo State – Robert Morris NCAA	Buffalo State	−2.0	24–22
17:00	Pennsylvania – Lehigh NCAA	Lehigh	−1.5	23–25
19:30	Michigan – Iowa NCAA	Michigan	−1.5	23–21
20:00	Georgia Southern – Houston NCAA	Georgia Southern	−1.5	28–26
22:30	Charlotte – Louisiana NCAA	Louisiana	−1.5	26–27
17:30	Wofford – Tennessee Tech NCAA	Tennessee Tech	−1.0	23–24
20:00	Nicholls – Lamar NCAA	Lamar	−1.0	23–24
21:00	Michigan State – Nebraska NCAA	Michigan State	−1.0	25–24
22:00	Old Dominion – James Madison NCAA	James Madison	−1.0	25–26
23:00	Florida A&M – Alabama A&M NCAA	Florida A&M	−1.0	27–26
16:00	Boston College – Virginia Tech NCAA	Boston College	−0.5	28–27
17:00	Fordham – Stony Brook NCAA	Fordham	−0.5	29–28
17:00	Cornell – Yale NCAA	Cornell	−0.5	26–25
17:00	Davidson – Drake NCAA	Drake	−0.5	26–27
18:00	Valparaiso – Butler NCAA	Valparaiso	−0.5	29–28
19:30	Iowa State – Utah NCAA	Iowa State	−0.5	27–26
19:30	New Mexico State – New Mexico NCAA	New Mexico	−0.5	24–25
22:00	Hampton – Campbell NCAA	Hampton	−0.0	29–28
23:00	Southeast Missouri State – West Florida NCAA	West Florida	−0.0	26–27

Reading the margin
Margin is the model's expected point gap at the final whistle. A seven-point margin signals roughly a touchdown win; a number near zero puts the game in toss-up territory.