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UAB vs South Florida prediction
Kickoff Sat 11:00 AM CT, at South Florida
UAB 21% win79% USF
15Projected24If UAB upsets
vs
26Projected16If UAB upsetsAway
UAB Blazers
Record 4–3 · #103 in ratings
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South Florida Bulls
Record 5–2 · #56 in ratings
Home / away venueNeutral site
Normal (44)
Starts at 44, set by both teams' turnovers and penalties this season. More luck means more upsets.
What goes into luck
| Per game, this season | UAB | USF | FBS avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnovers in their games (lost + forced) | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Penalty yards | 58 | 39 | 57 |
Teams whose games have more turnovers and penalties than average play less predictable games, so their matchup starts with more luck. Luck never changes who is favored, only how often the underdog pulls it off. Even at "almost none", single drives still go either way.
Upset watch
Upset alert21%UAB wins on the road
If UAB plays at home35% ▲
UAB: 2 wins over higher-rated teams (East Carolina 30–17, Navy 24–20)
South Florida: 1 loss to a lower-rated team (Temple 13–17)
This season, compared with current ratings.
Upset score (under each projected score): the average final in the simulated games UAB won. Injuries aren't included; there's no injury data source.
Most common scores
Out of 10,000 simulated games
- USF 20, UAB 1087 games
- USF 24, UAB 1087 games
- USF 27, UAB 1084 games
- USF 23, UAB 1077 games
- USF 17, UAB 1074 games
- Power index
- 26 vs 60
- Projected
- USF favored
- Differential
- 11.1 pts
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10,000 simulated games at South Florida, luck set to normal. The real game is Sat 11:00 AM CT, at South Florida.
For entertainment purposes only. These are simulated outcomes, not predictions to bet on.
- Projected spread
- South Florida by 11.1
- Projected total
- 41.4
- Decided by 8 or fewer
- 34.8%
- Went to overtime
- 3.1%
- UAB wins by 21+
- 1.2%
- South Florida wins by 21+
- 24.4%
- Median score
- 14–26
- Model expectation
- 15–26.2
Every final margin
Each bar is a 3-point range. Bars on the right are UAB wins, bars on the left are South Florida wins. Hover a bar for its share of games.
Where the edges are
UAB offense vs South Florida defenseOffense -5.1Defense +4.2Edge South Florida: its defense is 9.3 points better than UAB's offense.
South Florida offense vs UAB defenseOffense -2.2Defense -1.1Edge UAB: its defense is 1.1 points better than South Florida's offense.
| Stat | UAB | South Florida | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected points per play, offense | 0.04 | 0.13 | Higher is better |
| Expected points per play allowed | 0.02 | 0.01 | Lower is better |
| Offensive success rate | 41.5% | 47.0% | Higher is better |
| Success rate allowed | 43.4% | 42.3% | Lower is better |
| Points per game | 23.3 | 26.6 | Raw, not adjusted |
| Points allowed per game | 24.6 | 15.1 | Raw, not adjusted |
How the simulation works
Every team gets an offense and defense rating from this season's scores, adjusted for who they played: scoring 40 against a top defense counts for more than 40 against a weak one. Blowouts count as at most a 35-point win.
Each simulated game gives both teams about 10 possessions. Every possession ends in a touchdown, a field goal or nothing, with odds set by how the offense and defense match up, plus a little game-day randomness. Ties go to overtime.
Running it 10,000 times and counting the wins gives the win probability. Ratings use 2,524 completed games and update every morning.
