College Football Week 13 2026: Predictions, Picks & Odds

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Week 13 of the 2026 season features 65 FBS games. Sacramento State carries the week's biggest travel burden at 2,463 miles more than its opponent. Hawai'i posts the week's top HFA at 3.8 points. The top pick is Mississippi State (-11.9MSST): the model sees strong value on Mississippi State, 11.9 points off the book line. Analysts focused on travel and venue angles will find the ranked sections below most actionable; casual viewers can use the at-a-glance table to scan results. See detailed weather forecasts for every game this week.

Date Away @ Home Away Power Home Power HFA Power Line Line O/U Line Implied Score
Nov 24
12:00 AM
Miami (OH) @ Western Michigan -5.6 -4.1 2.5 Western Michigan -4.0 - - -
Nov 24
7:00 PM
Kent State @ Eastern Michigan -18.9 -19.3 1.5 Eastern Michigan -1.1 - - -
Nov 26
7:00 PM
TCU @ Texas Tech 5.8 14.7 2.8 Texas Tech -11.7 Texas Tech -16.5 55.5 20–36
Nov 27
12:00 AM
Tulane @ South Florida -4.2 0.5 3.0 South Florida -7.7 - - -
Nov 27
12:00 AM
Florida Atlantic @ East Carolina -6.0 -3.7 2.4 East Carolina -4.7 - - -
Nov 26
11:00 PM
Temple @ Memphis -7.8 1.2 2.2 Memphis -11.2 - - -
Nov 27
12:00 PM
Toledo @ Ohio 0.4 -9.1 3.3 Toledo -6.2 - - -
Nov 27
12:00 PM
Buffalo @ Akron -17.9 -20.4 2.1 Buffalo -0.4 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 AM
Mississippi State @ Ole Miss 14.3 14.6 2.5 Ole Miss -2.8 Ole Miss -14.5 57.5 22–36
Nov 27
11:00 AM
Nebraska @ Iowa 13.8 15.1 2.1 Iowa -3.4 - - -
Nov 27
2:00 PM
App State @ South Alabama -6.9 -9.5 2.4 App State -0.2 - - -
Nov 27
12:30 PM
North Dakota State @ San José State -1.3 -13.2 2.1 North Dakota State -9.8 - - -
Nov 27
3:30 PM
Florida @ Florida State 18.4 5.6 3.0 Florida -9.8 Florida -4.5 52.5 28–24
Nov 27
6:30 PM
Minnesota @ Wisconsin 6.8 9.4 2.0 Wisconsin -4.6 - - -
Nov 27
6:30 PM
Texas @ Texas A&M 25.6 11.7 3.0 Texas -10.9 Texas -2.5 53.5 28–26
Nov 27
7:00 PM
West Virginia @ Utah 0.9 21.1 3.0 Utah -23.2 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
UAB @ North Texas -11.6 -1.4 2.8 North Texas -13.0 - - -
Nov 27
10:00 PM
UCF @ Colorado 6.0 -2.9 2.9 UCF -6.0 - - -
Nov 27
10:00 PM
Arizona State @ Arizona 5.7 7.5 2.4 Arizona -4.2 Arizona -4.5 52.5 24–28
Nov 27
10:00 PM
Cincinnati @ BYU 8.3 14.0 2.8 BYU -8.5 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Southern Miss @ Old Dominion -15.9 -8.4 2.3 Old Dominion -9.8 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
LSU @ Arkansas 21.1 0.7 0.8 LSU -19.6 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
South Carolina @ Clemson 7.7 4.9 2.3 South Carolina -0.5 Clemson -3.0 53.5 26–28
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Kansas @ Oklahoma State 1.6 4.0 3.1 Oklahoma State -5.5 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
UTEP @ Northern Illinois -21.2 -20.8 1.1 Northern Illinois -1.5 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Oklahoma @ Missouri 12.0 10.5 2.4 Missouri -0.9 - - -
Nov 27
9:00 PM
Washington @ Oregon 8.2 21.0 1.9 Oregon -14.8 Oregon -15.5 54.5 19–35
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Tulsa @ UTSA -7.6 2.0 3.8 UTSA -13.3 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Navy @ Charlotte -5.0 -23.3 1.1 Navy -17.2 - - -
Nov 27
10:00 PM
UConn @ Wyoming -5.5 -14.1 3.3 UConn -5.3 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Louisiana @ Georgia State -3.7 -8.5 1.3 Louisiana -3.5 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Purdue @ Indiana -4.5 23.7 2.6 Indiana -30.8 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Michigan State @ Rutgers 2.2 -5.5 1.9 Michigan State -5.8 - - -
Nov 27
9:00 PM
SMU @ Stanford 9.3 -6.0 2.4 SMU -12.9 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Virginia @ Virginia Tech 11.1 8.5 2.5 Virginia -0.1 Virginia Tech -1.5 53.5 26–28
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Georgia Tech @ Georgia -2.0 28.2 2.5 Georgia -32.7 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Illinois @ Northwestern 7.8 8.6 3.0 Northwestern -3.8 Illinois -3.5 52.5 28–24
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Marshall @ UL Monroe -11.1 -26.4 3.3 Marshall -12.0 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Louisiana Tech @ Georgia Southern -6.9 -8.6 3.4 Georgia Southern -1.7 - - -
Nov 27
9:00 PM
Pittsburgh @ California 11.9 -3.9 2.6 Pittsburgh -13.2 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Tennessee @ Vanderbilt 18.0 6.3 1.5 Tennessee -10.2 Tennessee -3.0 57.5 30–28
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Coastal Carolina @ James Madison -12.1 8.4 2.7 James Madison -23.2 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Louisville @ Kentucky 11.1 9.0 2.7 Kentucky -0.6 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Auburn @ Alabama 10.3 24.1 3.5 Alabama -17.3 Alabama -10.0 52.5 21–31
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Penn State @ Maryland 15.9 0.5 2.3 Penn State -13.2 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Boston College @ Miami -5.8 24.6 1.6 Miami -32.0 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
NC State @ North Carolina 3.3 0.7 2.1 NC State -0.5 NC State -1.5 55.5 28–28
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Army @ Rice -0.9 -14.4 2.7 Army -10.8 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Notre Dame @ Syracuse 27.9 -3.3 2.5 Notre Dame -28.7 - - -
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Kansas State @ Iowa State 11.7 7.0 2.9 Kansas State -1.8 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 AM
Duke @ Wake Forest 10.6 6.6 2.5 Duke -1.5 - - -
Nov 27
9:00 PM
USC @ UCLA 13.9 12.8 1.5 UCLA -0.4 USC -10.5 55.5 33–23
Nov 27
11:00 PM
Baylor @ Houston 7.4 9.2 1.5 Houston -3.3 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 PM
Massachusetts @ Bowling Green -14.1 -22.6 0.8 Massachusetts -7.7 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 PM
Central Michigan @ Ball State -14.1 -23.0 3.2 Central Michigan -5.7 - - -
Nov 28
12:00 PM
Michigan @ Ohio State 13.2 27.1 3.0 Ohio State -16.9 Ohio State -13.5 46.5 16–30
Nov 28
12:00 PM
Kennesaw State @ Western Kentucky -12.7 -13.2 2.6 Western Kentucky -2.1 - - -
Nov 28
1:00 PM
New Mexico State @ Middle Tennessee -16.9 -15.1 2.3 Middle Tennessee -4.1 - - -
Nov 28
1:00 PM
Liberty @ Missouri State -1.3 -15.0 2.5 Liberty -11.2 - - -
Nov 28
2:00 PM
Sam Houston @ Florida International -15.6 -10.3 2.2 Florida International -7.5 - - -
Nov 28
2:00 PM
Troy @ Arkansas State -10.0 -9.8 3.1 Arkansas State -3.3 - - -
Nov 28
3:30 PM
Jacksonville State @ Delaware -6.1 -10.5 2.5 Jacksonville State -1.9 - - -
Nov 28
2:30 PM
Air Force @ New Mexico -5.9 2.9 1.4 New Mexico -10.2 - - -
Nov 28
6:00 PM
Nevada @ UNLV -12.0 -3.7 2.3 UNLV -10.6 - - -
Nov 28
6:00 PM
Sacramento State @ Hawai'i -27.7 -14.7 3.8 Hawai'i -16.8 - - -

Biggest Travel Disadvantages This Week

Teams ranked by how much further they traveled than their opponent. At a neutral site both teams travel, so the gap between them is the burden - not the raw trip. Body-clock offset and rest-day differential compound it.

2,463 miles · +2h body-clock shift · +10d rest edge
Sacramento State travels 2,463 miles to face Hawai'i, arriving with a +2h body-clock shift.
2,254 miles · +3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Pittsburgh travels 2,254 miles to face California, arriving with a +3h body-clock shift.
#3 UConn
1,698 miles · +2h body-clock shift · +1d rest edge
UConn travels 1,698 miles to face Wyoming, arriving with a +2h body-clock shift.
1,680 miles · +2h body-clock shift · equal rest
West Virginia travels 1,680 miles to face Utah, arriving with a +2h body-clock shift.
#5 UCF
1,578 miles · +2h body-clock shift · +1d rest edge
UCF travels 1,578 miles to face Colorado, arriving with a +2h body-clock shift.

Highest Weather-Risk Games This Week

Games ranked by combined wind, temperature, and precipitation impact. Thresholds: sustained wind ≥ 15 mph, gusts ≥ 25 mph, temp ≤ 32°F or ≥ 95°F, precipitation chance ≥ 60%.

75°F, 24 mph wind, 86% precip, Partly Cloudy
App State @ South Alabama: 75°F, 24 mph wind, 86% precip, Partly Cloudy: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.
65°F, 13 mph wind, 91% precip, Heavy rain
Auburn @ Alabama: 65°F, 13 mph wind, 91% precip, Heavy rain: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.
60°F, 15 mph wind, 32% precip, Patchy rain nearby
Louisiana @ Georgia State: 60°F, 15 mph wind, 32% precip, Patchy rain nearby: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.

Strongest Home-Field Advantages This Week

Home teams ranked by stadium HFA rating. Higher values reflect stronger historical home performance at that venue. Venues above 4,000 ft are flagged for altitude disadvantage.

#1 Hawai'i
HFA 3.8 pts · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex · 16,909 capacity
Hawai'i carries a 3.8-point HFA edge at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (16,909 capacity) against Sacramento State.
#2 UTSA
HFA 3.8 pts · Alamodome · 64,000 capacity
UTSA carries a 3.8-point HFA edge at Alamodome (64,000 capacity) against Tulsa.
#3 Alabama
HFA 3.5 pts · Bryant-Denny Stadium · 100,077 capacity
Alabama carries a 3.5-point HFA edge at Bryant-Denny Stadium (100,077 capacity) against Auburn.

Week 13 Picks: Where the Model Disagrees with the Spread

The side the Blue Chip model favors against the bookmaker's spread, strongest disagreement first; a game is listed only where the model line and the book line differ by at least 1 point. These are model-versus-spread leans, not a service: no record is kept or published, and the line you can get may differ.

Pick: -11.9MSST · Strong value · Model: Ole Miss -2.6 · Book: Ole Miss -14.5
The model makes it Ole Miss -2.6 against a book line of Ole Miss -14.5; it sees strong value on Mississippi State, 11.9 points off the spread.
#2 USC @ UCLA
Pick: +10.9UCLA · Strong value · Model: UCLA -0.4 · Book: USC -10.5
The model makes it UCLA -0.4 against a book line of USC -10.5; it sees strong value on UCLA, 10.9 points off the spread.
Pick: -8.4TEX · Strong value · Model: Texas -10.9 · Book: Texas -2.5
The model makes it Texas -10.9 against a book line of Texas -2.5; it sees strong value on Texas, 8.4 points off the spread.
Pick: +7.0NU · Strong value · Model: Northwestern -3.5 · Book: Illinois -3.5
The model makes it Northwestern -3.5 against a book line of Illinois -3.5; it sees strong value on Northwestern, 7.0 points off the spread.
Pick: +6.8ALA · Strong value · Model: Alabama -16.8 · Book: Alabama -10.0
The model makes it Alabama -16.8 against a book line of Alabama -10.0; it sees strong value on Alabama, 6.8 points off the spread.
Pick: -6.7TENN · Strong value · Model: Tennessee -9.7 · Book: Tennessee -3.0
The model makes it Tennessee -9.7 against a book line of Tennessee -3.0; it sees strong value on Tennessee, 6.7 points off the spread.
Pick: -5.3FLA · Strong value · Model: Florida -9.8 · Book: Florida -4.5
The model makes it Florida -9.8 against a book line of Florida -4.5; it sees strong value on Florida, 5.3 points off the spread.
Pick: -4.4TCU · Strong value · Model: Texas Tech -12.1 · Book: Texas Tech -16.5
The model makes it Texas Tech -12.1 against a book line of Texas Tech -16.5; it sees strong value on TCU, 4.4 points off the spread.
Pick: +3.1OSU · Value · Model: Ohio State -16.6 · Book: Ohio State -13.5
The model makes it Ohio State -16.6 against a book line of Ohio State -13.5; it sees value on Ohio State, 3.1 points off the spread.
Pick: -3.0SC · Value · Model: Pick'em · Book: Clemson -3.0
The model makes it Pick'em against a book line of Clemson -3.0; it sees value on South Carolina, 3.0 points off the spread.
Pick: -1.6UVA · Slight lean · Model: Virginia -0.1 · Book: Virginia Tech -1.5
The model makes it Virginia -0.1 against a book line of Virginia Tech -1.5; it sees a slight lean toward Virginia, 1.6 points off the spread.
Pick: +1.0UNC · Slight lean · Model: NC State -0.5 · Book: NC State -1.5
The model makes it NC State -0.5 against a book line of NC State -1.5; it sees a slight lean toward North Carolina, 1.0 points off the spread.

Notable ATS Records This Week

Teams in this week's games with a cover rate of ≥60% (hot) or ≤40% (cold) ATS this season, minimum 4 games with a decided ATS result.

Hot ATS · 5-0 ATS (100%) · away @ Iowa
Nebraska is hot ats this season, covering 5-0 (100%) ATS in 5 games. They play away @ Iowa this week.
#2 Utah
Hot ATS · 4-0 ATS (100%) · home vs. West Virginia
Utah is hot ats this season, covering 4-0 (100%) ATS in 4 games. They play home vs. West Virginia this week.
#3 BYU
Hot ATS · 4-0 ATS (100%) · home vs. Cincinnati
BYU is hot ats this season, covering 4-0 (100%) ATS in 4 games. They play home vs. Cincinnati this week.
Hot ATS · 5-0 ATS (100%) · home vs. Louisiana
Georgia State is hot ats this season, covering 5-0 (100%) ATS in 5 games. They play home vs. Louisiana this week.
Hot ATS · 4-0 ATS (100%) · home vs. Illinois
Northwestern is hot ats this season, covering 4-0 (100%) ATS in 4 games. They play home vs. Illinois this week.

When to Skip This Week 13 Analysis

How We Ranked Week 13's Games

Each ranked section draws from the same enriched data that powers our per-game pages. Travel distances are calculated as straight-line (great-circle) distances from each team's home market to the game stadium. Body-clock offset is the signed time-zone difference the away team crosses, or both teams in case of neutral site games. Rest-day differential is the difference in days since each team last played. Weather scoring compounds wind, temperature, and precipitation against fixed thresholds, dome stadiums are excluded as weather is irrelevant indoors, see our Weather tool for the full methodology.

HFA ratings come from our Home Field Advantage tool, which estimates the per-venue point value based on historical margin-of-victory data. Stadiums above 4,000 ft are flagged; altitude creates a documented visiting-team disadvantage. Power ratings are from the Blue Chip power-rating model. A pick is the side the model favors where its line and the market line differ by at least 1 point, graded on the same ladder the per-game pages use.

The Vegas versus Prediction Markets section compares the bookmaker's spread with the spread implied by the Kalshi prediction market - converted from its win probability through a fixed logistic scale - with no model involved. The Picks section sets the Blue Chip model line against the bookmaker line, with the Kalshi-implied line beneath each pick as a second read. ATS records are season-to-date.

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Weather Data

Home Field Advantage

Frequently Asked Questions

How many games are in college football Week 13 2026?

Week 13 of the 2026 FBS season features 65 games tracked by Blue Chip Analytics. The full schedule, lines, and totals are listed in the game table on this page.

How does Blue Chip Analytics rank travel disadvantages?

Teams are ranked by how much further they traveled than their opponent, measured as straight-line distance from each home market to the game stadium. At a home game the host travels nothing, so this is simply the visitor's trip; at a neutral site both teams travel and the gap between them is the burden. Body-clock offset (time-zone hours crossed) is listed alongside distance as a compound fatigue indicator.

What weather conditions qualify as high-risk for this week?

Games are flagged when the kickoff-hour forecast meets at least one of: sustained wind ≥ 15 mph, gusts ≥ 25 mph, temperature ≤ 32°F or ≥ 95°F, or a precipitation chance ≥ 60%. Scores compound across all factors: a cold and windy game ranks higher than a mildly breezy one. Weeks with no game past these thresholds show no weather section at all.

What is a Home Field Advantage (HFA) rating?

Blue Chip's HFA rating estimates the point value of playing at home at a specific stadium, based on historical margin-of-victory data. A rating of 3.0 means the home team historically performs about 3 points better at that venue than their power ratings alone would predict.

What does the Vegas versus Prediction Markets section show?

It ranks games by how far the bookmaker's spread sits from the spread implied by the Kalshi prediction market. Kalshi's win probability is converted to a spread through a fixed logistic scale, and no model is involved - it is one market against another. A wide gap is a directional flag, not a betting recommendation.

What are the Week 13 2026 picks?

Each pick is the side the Blue Chip model favors against the bookmaker's spread, listed only where the model line and the book line differ by at least 1 point and ranked by the size of that gap, graded on the same ladder the per-game pages use. The Kalshi-implied line sits beneath each as a second market read. These are model-versus-spread leans, not a service: no record is kept or published, and the line you can get may differ.

What qualifies as a notable ATS record?

Teams are flagged when at least 4 of their games this season have produced a decided ATS result and their cover rate is ≥60% (hot) or ≤40% (cold). Records are season-to-date and, especially early on, rest on small samples - a hot or cold streak here is context to note, not a demonstrated edge.

Week 13 of the 2026 season features 65 FBS games; the ranked sections above surface the travel, weather, HFA, market-vs-market and ATS-record angles, and the picks where the model disagrees with the spread.