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College football

How accurate is it?

The college sims are a ratings model: each team's strength from games already played, home field, and a spread of outcomes. Tested on seasons they never saw, next to the closing market.

2024–25 seasons, untouched

Picks the winner74%Betting favorite: 75%
Misses the final margin by13.0 ptsBetting line: 11.9 pts
Games1,838FBS games with a closing line

2026, as published

Graded so far: 282 games. Sim favorites won 181; betting favorites won 186. Misses included.

Every graded college game: the sims and the market before kickoff, and the final
GameSims hadMarket hadFinalSims
Louisiana at UL MonroeLouisiana 85%Louisiana 77%42–21Right
Memphis at South FloridaSouth Florida 53%Memphis 62%52–41Wrong
Buffalo at Ball StateBuffalo 50%Buffalo 54%28–7Right
Sacramento State at Central MichiganCentral Michigan 85%Central Michigan 88%7–28Right
Massachusetts at ToledoToledo 84%Toledo 83%0–24Right
Ohio at Miami (OH)Miami (OH) 54%Ohio 51%17–34Right
Western Michigan at AkronWestern Michigan 86%Western Michigan 83%42–14Right
Kent State at Bowling GreenBowling Green 67%Bowling Green 65%28–33Right
Texas State at Oregon StateOregon State 63%Oregon State 67%42–21Wrong
Wyoming at UNLVUNLV 78%UNLV 65%41–35Wrong
West Virginia at #13 Texas TechTexas Tech 89%Texas Tech 85%48–53Right
Fresno State at Utah StateFresno State 57%Fresno State 54%10–17Wrong
Hawai'i at UTEPHawai'i 60%Hawai'i 74%17–14Right
Liberty at New Mexico StateLiberty 88%Liberty 85%30–14Right
Oklahoma at #25 FloridaFlorida 70%Florida 66%23–7Wrong
#2 Georgia at #12 Ole MissOle Miss 55%Georgia 61%42–7Wrong
Colorado at Arizona StateArizona State 61%Arizona State 61%10–20Right
Louisville at Georgia TechLouisville 81%Louisville 83%44–17Right
#1 Miami at #4 Notre DameNotre Dame 60%Notre Dame 68%24–31Right
Michigan State at MichiganMichigan 76%Michigan 82%15–6Wrong
#21 Iowa at NorthwesternNorthwestern 61%Iowa 52%24–10Wrong
Air Force at ArmyArmy 65%Army 61%24–21Wrong
Sam Houston at Jacksonville StateJacksonville State 88%Jacksonville State 85%14–47Right
#8 Kentucky at #16 TennesseeTennessee 66%Tennessee 67%6–34Right
#20 Boise State at Colorado StateBoise State 88%Boise State 86%64–38Right
South Alabama at LouisianaLouisiana 76%Louisiana 73%26–28Right
Vanderbilt at Mississippi StateMississippi State 71%Mississippi State 58%25–23Wrong
Rutgers at WisconsinWisconsin 88%Wisconsin 87%10–31Right
Rice at North TexasNorth Texas 86%North Texas 86%23–52Right
Northern Illinois at San José StateSan José State 82%San José State 77%19–30Right
Missouri State at Florida InternationalFlorida International 67%Florida International 64%20–23Right
Louisiana Tech at TroyLouisiana Tech 59%Louisiana Tech 67%41–17Right
UCF at KansasKansas 61%Kansas 62%33–32Wrong
#9 Alabama at #15 LSULSU 55%LSU 67%31–13Wrong
Cincinnati at #17 HoustonHouston 79%Houston 78%24–31Right
Merrimack at #14 Wake ForestWake Forest >99%–0–77Right
Oregon at #11 Ohio StateOhio State 76%Ohio State 72%41–28Wrong
Penn State at WashingtonWashington 56%Washington 54%28–25Wrong
Charlotte at UABUAB 78%UAB 76%12–23Right
Temple at NavyNavy 61%Navy 71%35–42Right
Marshall at Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern 77%Georgia Southern 74%13–49Right
Western Kentucky at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 53%Western Kentucky 53%42–51Right
Texas A&M at #23 South CarolinaSouth Carolina 59%South Carolina 70%9–17Right
UL Monroe at Arkansas StateArkansas State 86%Arkansas State 84%19–17Wrong
Delaware at Kennesaw StateKennesaw State 50%Delaware 52%40–42Right
Georgia State at App StateApp State 60%App State 64%39–23Wrong
Oklahoma State at Kansas StateOklahoma State 50%Oklahoma State 65%66–28Right
Old Dominion at Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina 75%Coastal Carolina 70%21–8Wrong
Arkansas at AuburnAuburn 77%Auburn 77%23–26Right
Duke at NC StateDuke 58%Duke 64%41–3Right
Maryland at PurduePurdue 78%Purdue 66%34–29Wrong
#10 Texas at #19 MissouriTexas 55%Texas 56%34–20Right
#7 BYU at #3 UtahUtah 76%Utah 64%20–28Right
Iowa State at BaylorBaylor 73%Baylor 76%31–42Right
Clemson at SyracuseClemson 59%Clemson 52%18–13Right
Florida State at Boston CollegeFlorida State 68%Florida State 68%31–24Right
North Carolina at UConnNorth Carolina 69%North Carolina 71%38–21Right
#5 UCLA at MinnesotaUCLA 70%UCLA 65%34–20Right
Tulsa at TulaneTulane 59%Tulsa 54%60–10Wrong
TCU at #24 ArizonaArizona 79%Arizona 73%28–29Right
#22 New Mexico at NevadaNew Mexico 70%New Mexico 77%31–3Right
Nebraska at IllinoisNebraska 60%Nebraska 64%13–24Wrong
South Florida at East CarolinaSouth Florida 57%East Carolina 54%17–20Wrong
Virginia Tech at SMUSMU 73%SMU 67%28–51Right
James Madison at Southern MissJames Madison 81%James Madison 83%54–23Right
UTSA at Florida AtlanticUTSA 71%UTSA 70%29–60Wrong
Central Michigan at Eastern MichiganCentral Michigan 53%Eastern Michigan 52%35–7Right
Ball State at MassachusettsMassachusetts 61%Massachusetts 60%30–31Right
Toledo at Sacramento StateToledo 89%Toledo 93%20–17Right
Buffalo at Miami (OH)Miami (OH) 70%Miami (OH) 68%34–31Wrong
Ohio at AkronOhio 78%Ohio 81%28–20Right
Oregon State at Fresno StateOregon State 61%Oregon State 67%22–38Wrong
Northern Illinois at UNLVUNLV 94%UNLV 92%24–31Right
Texas State at #20 Boise StateBoise State 80%Boise State 78%45–46Right
Washington at NebraskaNebraska 82%Nebraska 73%17–10Wrong
Army at MemphisMemphis 73%Memphis 68%22–49Right
#23 Missouri at ArkansasMissouri 69%Missouri 76%34–10Right
Mississippi State at #11 TexasTexas 85%Texas 90%3–31Right
Georgia Tech at PittsburghPittsburgh 73%Pittsburgh 72%11–34Right
#1 Miami at North CarolinaMiami 81%Miami 83%38–35Right
#2 Ohio State at USCOhio State 76%Ohio State 69%18–30Wrong
#24 Oklahoma State at Iowa StateIowa State 54%Oklahoma State 76%49–51Right
Clemson at Florida StateFlorida State 65%Florida State 66%36–24Wrong
Washington State at San Diego StateSan Diego State 60%San Diego State 57%20–26Right
App State at Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern 69%Georgia Southern 65%3–19Right
South Carolina at OklahomaOklahoma 57%Oklahoma 62%42–25Wrong
Purdue at Penn StatePenn State 70%Penn State 74%17–31Right
Nevada at #7 UCLAUCLA 96%UCLA 91%0–27Right
New Mexico at San José StateNew Mexico 78%New Mexico 83%21–16Right
#6 Utah at CincinnatiUtah 72%Utah 69%49–25Right
Virginia at #14 Wake ForestWake Forest 80%Wake Forest 82%7–51Right
#17 Florida at #3 GeorgiaGeorgia 73%Georgia 79%8–27Right
Arizona State at #8 BYUBYU 86%BYU 85%20–27Right
Kansas at TCUTCU 73%TCU 66%16–22Right
Minnesota at #4 IndianaIndiana 93%Indiana 89%16–23Right
#20 Northwestern at OregonOregon 61%Oregon 62%26–34Right
Colorado State at Utah StateUtah State 64%Utah State 70%14–31Right
UTEP at North Dakota StateNorth Dakota State 96%North Dakota State 93%7–31Right
Florida International at LibertyLiberty 84%Liberty 82%10–49Right
Southern Miss at UL MonroeSouthern Miss 60%Southern Miss 59%35–21Right
Stanford at LouisvilleLouisville 92%Louisville 91%24–52Right
UConn at Air ForceUConn 62%Air Force 54%26–35Wrong
Temple at East CarolinaEast Carolina 69%East Carolina 65%9–17Right
Louisiana Tech at South AlabamaSouth Alabama 51%Louisiana Tech 66%35–20Wrong
Kansas State at ColoradoKansas State 52%Colorado 51%24–27Wrong
Coastal Carolina at Georgia StateGeorgia State 67%Georgia State 65%31–20Wrong
Marshall at Old DominionOld Dominion 56%Marshall 56%36–23Wrong
Auburn at #12 Ole MissOle Miss 79%Ole Miss 80%15–45Right
Michigan at RutgersMichigan 74%Michigan 84%28–21Right
#22 Arizona at #13 Texas TechTexas Tech 59%Texas Tech 62%26–34Right
California at NC StateNC State 73%NC State 73%10–31Right
#19 SMU at SyracuseSMU 68%SMU 75%27–30Wrong
Boston College at DukeDuke 80%Duke 71%2–47Right
#25 Wisconsin at IowaIowa 55%Iowa 58%0–30Right
Illinois at MarylandIllinois 68%Illinois 55%20–17Right
#5 Notre Dame at NavyNotre Dame 99%Notre Dame 95%35–13Right
UAB at South FloridaSouth Florida 85%South Florida 72%10–30Right
Bowling Green at Western MichiganWestern Michigan 84%Western Michigan 83%10–23Right
Kent State at Sacramento StateKent State 72%Kent State 75%10–31Wrong
Baylor at UCFUCF 52%UCF 52%41–9Wrong
Tulane at CharlotteTulane 76%Tulane 75%38–31Right
Florida Atlantic at North TexasNorth Texas 86%North Texas 81%41–48Right
Troy at James MadisonJames Madison 91%James Madison 89%24–21Wrong
Jacksonville State at New Mexico StateJacksonville State 57%Jacksonville State 59%24–0Right
Kennesaw State at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 62%Middle Tennessee 57%44–28Wrong
Sam Houston at Missouri StateMissouri State 68%Missouri State 66%3–24Right
Delaware at Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky 62%Delaware 51%35–21Wrong
#14 Houston at #10 UtahUtah 74%Utah 68%13–21Right
North Dakota State at New MexicoNew Mexico 58%New Mexico 63%16–21Right
UTSA at TulaneTulane 51%UTSA 56%42–19Wrong
Vanderbilt at #12 KentuckyKentucky 85%Kentucky 78%17–34Right
#7 Ole Miss at #19 TexasTexas 60%Texas 59%27–34Right
Iowa State at #25 ArizonaArizona 75%Arizona 73%3–39Right
Syracuse at North CarolinaNorth Carolina 82%North Carolina 75%31–30Wrong
#16 USC at WisconsinUSC 52%USC 56%7–24Wrong
Utah State at Texas StateTexas State 82%Texas State 80%17–20Right
Colorado at Oklahoma StateOklahoma State 65%Oklahoma State 81%24–57Right
Virginia Tech at ClemsonClemson 73%Clemson 58%20–16Wrong
Georgia State at Arkansas StateArkansas State 51%Georgia State 55%32–38Right
San Diego State at Colorado StateColorado State 51%San Diego State 53%49–56Right
#21 Boise State at Washington StateBoise State 84%Boise State 81%31–10Right
San José State at NevadaNevada 65%Nevada 65%13–28Right
Louisiana at Southern MissLouisiana 77%Louisiana 76%31–35Wrong
Old Dominion at Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech 75%Louisiana Tech 79%0–26Right
Eastern Michigan at OhioOhio 81%Ohio 77%20–24Right
UL Monroe at TroyTroy 91%Troy 85%21–14Wrong
Kansas State at Arizona StateKansas State 57%Kansas State 56%17–28Wrong
Texas A&M at #13 AlabamaAlabama 89%Alabama 82%20–31Right
Oklahoma at Mississippi StateMississippi State 58%Oklahoma 54%23–15Wrong
#11 Tennessee at South CarolinaTennessee 62%South Carolina 52%24–27Wrong
#2 BYU at UCFBYU 71%BYU 70%31–39Wrong
Boston College at Georgia TechGeorgia Tech 79%Georgia Tech 66%49–27Wrong
#15 Iowa at MinnesotaIowa 73%Iowa 71%10–13Wrong
Michigan State at #9 UCLAUCLA 86%UCLA 84%10–28Right
North Texas at NavyNorth Texas 73%North Texas 55%49–39Right
Hawai'i at Northern IllinoisHawai'i 52%Hawai'i 61%56–21Right
Sacramento State at Ball StateBall State 83%Ball State 80%17–34Right
Bowling Green at BuffaloBuffalo 60%Buffalo 61%24–31Right
Oregon at IllinoisOregon 73%Oregon 77%10–21Wrong
Baylor at KansasBaylor 60%Baylor 51%24–25Wrong
Akron at Kent StateKent State 76%Kent State 58%20–35Right
Miami (OH) at Central MichiganMiami (OH) 51%Miami (OH) 56%28–27Right
#18 LSU at AuburnLSU 66%LSU 71%38–17Right
#8 Texas Tech at CincinnatiTexas Tech 80%Texas Tech 78%24–37Wrong
West Virginia at TCUTCU 80%TCU 75%24–20Wrong
California at #23 SMUSMU 86%SMU 88%20–59Right
Pittsburgh at #1 MiamiMiami 93%Miami 91%23–52Right
#6 Indiana at MichiganIndiana 72%Indiana 71%13–6Right
Rutgers at #24 NorthwesternNorthwestern 92%Northwestern 85%14–42Right
Rice at Florida AtlanticFlorida Atlantic 64%Florida Atlantic 75%49–51Right
Western Michigan at ToledoToledo 57%Toledo 59%38–45Right
NC State at StanfordNC State 55%NC State 70%28–31Wrong
Air Force at WyomingAir Force 59%Air Force 65%14–28Wrong
Army at TulsaTulsa 60%Tulsa 51%38–35Wrong
Duke at VirginiaDuke 51%Virginia 54%19–16Right
Massachusetts at UConnUConn 80%UConn 84%16–35Right
East Carolina at MemphisMemphis 79%Memphis 77%34–41Right
James Madison at App StateJames Madison 81%James Madison 78%31–34Wrong
Liberty at Kennesaw StateLiberty 72%Liberty 77%34–6Right
New Mexico State at Sam HoustonSam Houston 57%New Mexico State 56%30–24Wrong
South Alabama at MarshallSouth Alabama 63%South Alabama 59%13–20Wrong
Middle Tennessee at Florida InternationalFlorida International 78%Florida International 77%26–23Wrong
Missouri State at DelawareDelaware 57%Delaware 57%38–61Right
Nebraska at OregonOregon 64%Oregon 69%14–17Right
#21 Wake Forest at CaliforniaWake Forest 74%Wake Forest 76%41–7Right
Fresno State at San Diego StateFresno State 59%Fresno State 73%23–26Wrong
New Mexico at Hawai'iNew Mexico 86%New Mexico 83%21–10Right
#11 Utah at ColoradoUtah 82%Utah 85%27–24Right
Ohio at Sacramento StateOhio 80%Ohio 83%48–7Right
San José State at UTEPSan José State 58%San José State 73%24–11Right
Navy at UTSAUTSA 88%UTSA 68%34–38Right
Louisiana Tech at UL MonroeLouisiana Tech 75%Louisiana Tech 83%24–0Right
#15 Kentucky at OklahomaOklahoma 53%Oklahoma 69%21–13Wrong
#2 Notre Dame at #8 BYUNotre Dame 76%Notre Dame 77%24–28Wrong
#18 Oklahoma State at #20 HoustonHouston 82%Houston 63%32–35Right
Elon at StanfordStanford 83%–7–34Right
Louisville at SyracuseLouisville 71%Louisville 82%34–26Right
Wisconsin at #12 UCLAUCLA 73%UCLA 57%7–17Right
Arkansas at VanderbiltVanderbilt 65%Vanderbilt 67%31–21Wrong
TCU at BaylorBaylor 69%Baylor 66%17–6Wrong
Florida State at #3 MiamiMiami 91%Miami 90%35–43Right
Kent State at South FloridaSouth Florida 86%South Florida 89%2–29Right
Nevada at North Dakota StateNorth Dakota State 88%North Dakota State 84%17–31Right
Arkansas State at Southern MissSouthern Miss 50%Arkansas State 69%23–13Wrong
Washington State at Oregon StateOregon State 89%Oregon State 87%30–48Right
Troy at LouisianaLouisiana 65%Louisiana 61%6–33Right
Tulsa at RiceRice 55%Tulsa 63%38–17Wrong
Auburn at #1 GeorgiaGeorgia 91%Georgia 89%27–24Wrong
#13 Missouri at #9 Ole MissOle Miss 58%Ole Miss 64%3–31Right
#6 Alabama at #14 TennesseeAlabama 73%Alabama 71%10–26Wrong
Arizona State at #10 Texas TechTexas Tech 93%Texas Tech 84%25–53Right
Georgia Tech at Virginia TechVirginia Tech 57%Virginia Tech 75%24–34Right
North Carolina at DukeDuke 60%Duke 60%24–20Wrong
Penn State at MichiganMichigan 59%Michigan 66%18–21Right
Northern Illinois at WyomingWyoming 68%Wyoming 71%23–41Right
UNLV at Air ForceUNLV 62%UNLV 52%31–41Wrong
Toledo at Eastern MichiganToledo 64%Toledo 67%34–14Right
Akron at Miami (OH)Miami (OH) 85%Miami (OH) 76%14–34Right
Western Michigan at Central MichiganWestern Michigan 67%Western Michigan 70%21–14Right
The Citadel at Texas A&MTexas A&M >99%–0–41Right
Charlotte at TempleTemple 91%Temple 91%38–31Wrong
Massachusetts at BuffaloBuffalo 60%Buffalo 65%18–25Right
Rutgers at MarylandMaryland 69%Maryland 65%37–30Wrong
#16 Mississippi State at #22 LSULSU 79%LSU 82%0–31Right
Florida at #7 TexasTexas 81%Texas 78%27–24Wrong
Cincinnati at West VirginiaWest Virginia 52%West Virginia 52%42–45Right
Kansas at Kansas StateKansas State 66%Kansas State 64%24–35Right
Charleston Southern at ClemsonClemson 97%–0–37Right
Pittsburgh at Boston CollegePittsburgh 77%Pittsburgh 67%21–27Wrong
Virginia at #24 SMUSMU 72%SMU 74%13–23Right
#4 Ohio State at #5 IndianaOhio State 51%Ohio State 61%19–15Right
#25 Northwestern at Michigan StateNorthwestern 74%Northwestern 73%24–21Right
Florida Atlantic at ArmyArmy 59%Army 56%24–56Right
Ball State at Bowling GreenBowling Green 71%Bowling Green 69%32–31Wrong
Georgia State at James MadisonJames Madison 82%James Madison 77%22–49Right
Washington at PurduePurdue 65%Purdue 59%38–26Wrong
App State at Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina 61%App State 52%35–32Wrong
Memphis at TulaneMemphis 64%Memphis 70%17–31Wrong
Colorado State at Texas StateTexas State 80%Texas State 81%27–66Right
East Carolina at UABEast Carolina 70%East Carolina 64%17–30Wrong
Georgia Southern at Old DominionGeorgia Southern 58%Georgia Southern 62%23–15Right
Western Kentucky at Sam HoustonWestern Kentucky 51%Western Kentucky 52%16–3Right
Kennesaw State at Missouri StateMissouri State 56%Kennesaw State 60%21–24Right
Florida International at Jacksonville StateJacksonville State 59%Jacksonville State 57%24–27Right
Delaware at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 55%Delaware 53%30–33Right
Hawai'i at Arizona StateArizona State 89%Arizona State 91%12–30Right
#23 Boise State at Fresno StateBoise State 69%Boise State 70%38–31Right
Kansas at #12 UtahUtah 93%Utah 84%24–41Right
Minnesota at PurduePurdue 59%Minnesota 55%13–41Right
#2 Georgia at #6 AlabamaAlabama 75%Alabama 52%20–17Wrong
Syracuse at VirginiaVirginia 75%Virginia 78%25–28Right
#19 USC at Penn StatePenn State 57%Penn State 51%31–23Wrong
Air Force at Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois 51%Air Force 75%28–7Wrong
James Madison at Georgia SouthernJames Madison 71%James Madison 74%27–24Right
Louisiana at Louisiana TechLouisiana 53%Louisiana Tech 57%31–32Wrong
#10 LSU at KentuckyLSU 58%LSU 75%34–35Wrong
UAB at MemphisMemphis 91%Memphis 83%13–38Right
Nevada at UTEPNevada 50%Nevada 75%30–13Right
North Dakota State at UNLVNorth Dakota State 57%North Dakota State 57%7–13Wrong
Coastal Carolina at MarshallMarshall 61%Marshall 60%27–21Wrong
San Diego State at Oregon StateOregon State 83%Oregon State 83%14–66Right
#15 Tennessee at ArkansasTennessee 80%Tennessee 82%24–17Right
Maryland at #5 Ohio StateOhio State 98%–16–45Right
UConn at TempleTemple 62%Temple 62%34–20Wrong
#1 Texas at OklahomaTexas 84%Texas 74%24–27Wrong
#9 Ole Miss at VanderbiltOle Miss 56%Ole Miss 76%52–17Right
#22 Houston at Kansas StateKansas State 53%Kansas State 56%35–16Wrong
Duke at Georgia TechDuke 55%Duke 68%25–28Wrong
Stanford at #3 Notre DameNotre Dame >99%–7–58Right
Virginia Tech at CaliforniaVirginia Tech 57%Virginia Tech 75%20–25Wrong
Illinois at Michigan StateMichigan State 54%Illinois 59%38–37Wrong
#21 UCLA at #13 OregonOregon 73%Oregon 78%17–15Wrong
Charlotte at North TexasNorth Texas 97%North Texas 94%10–50Right
Tulsa at NavyTulsa 60%Navy 56%26–34Wrong
Eastern Michigan at AkronEastern Michigan 61%Eastern Michigan 66%25–23Right
Buffalo at ToledoToledo 93%Toledo 88%23–8Wrong
Central Michigan at OhioOhio 67%Ohio 59%14–31Right
Kent State at Western MichiganWestern Michigan 79%Western Michigan 82%7–38Right
Miami (OH) at MassachusettsMassachusetts 51%Miami (OH) 61%20–19Wrong
Rice at East CarolinaEast Carolina 73%East Carolina 76%12–28Right
Old Dominion at App StateApp State 74%App State 76%10–3Wrong
South Carolina at #16 FloridaFlorida 77%Florida 79%38–19Wrong

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