NFL predictions this week — 22 October 2026
NFL predictions this week: every game we have bookmaker prices for, sorted by how strongly the market favours one side — the highest probability first. The probability is the average of the prices across the bookmakers we read, converted to a percentage with the bookmaker margin taken out. When a game ends, the tip is marked right or wrong.
Track record, last 30 days: the tip was right in 91 of 129 settled games (71%).
This week 67
| Time | Match | 1 | 2 | Tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Hurricanes – Pittsburgh Panthers | 90% | 10% | 1 | |
| SMU Mustangs – California Golden Bears | 88% | 12% | 1 | |
| Northwestern Wildcats – Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 85% | 15% | 1 | |
| UConn Huskies – UMass Minutemen | 84% | 16% | 1 | |
| Troy Trojans – UL Monroe Warhawks | 83% | 17% | 1 | |
| UCLA Bruins – Michigan State Spartans | 83% | 17% | 1 | |
| Ball State Cardinals – Sacramento State Hornets | 83% | 17% | 1 | |
| Washington State Cougars – Boise State Broncos | 18% | 82% | 2 | |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys – Colorado Buffaloes | 81% | 19% | 1 | |
| Texas State Bobcats – Utah State Aggies | 81% | 19% | 1 | |
| Houston Texans – New York Giants | 80% | 20% | 1 | |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs – Old Dominion Monarchs | 79% | 21% | 1 | |
| Ohio Bobcats – Eastern Michigan Eagles | 79% | 21% | 1 | |
| Kentucky Wildcats – Vanderbilt Commodores | 78% | 22% | 1 | |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers – James Madison Dukes | 22% | 78% | 2 | |
| Cincinnati Bearcats – Texas Tech Red Raiders | 22% | 78% | 2 | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide – Texas A&M Aggies | 77% | 23% | 1 | |
| Memphis Tigers – East Carolina Pirates | 77% | 23% | 1 | |
| Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles – Louisiana Ragin Cajuns | 23% | 77% | 2 | |
| Kennesaw State Owls – Liberty Flames | 25% | 75% | 2 | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini – Oregon Ducks | 25% | 75% | 2 | |
| TCU Horned Frogs – West Virginia Mountaineers | 74% | 26% | 1 | |
| Arizona Wildcats – Iowa State Cyclones | 74% | 26% | 1 | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels – Syracuse Orange | 74% | 26% | 1 | |
| Florida Atlantic Owls – Rice Owls | 73% | 27% | 1 | |
| Auburn Tigers – LSU Tigers | 28% | 72% | 2 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – Indiana Hoosiers | 29% | 71% | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings – Indianapolis Colts | 71% | 29% | 1 | |
| UCF Knights – BYU Cougars | 30% | 70% | 2 | |
| Stanford Cardinal – NC State Wolfpack | 31% | 69% | 2 | |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers – Iowa Hawkeyes | 32% | 68% | 2 | |
| Utah Utes – Houston Cougars | 68% | 32% | 1 | |
| Nevada Wolf Pack – San Jose State Spartans | 67% | 33% | 1 | |
| New York Jets – Miami Dolphins | 67% | 33% | 1 | |
| Arizona Cardinals – Denver Broncos | 34% | 66% | 2 | |
| Las Vegas Raiders – Los Angeles Rams | 35% | 65% | 2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles – Dallas Cowboys | 35% | 65% | 2 | |
| Wyoming Cowboys – Air Force Falcons | 35% | 65% | 2 | |
| New Mexico Lobos – North Dakota State Bison | 63% | 37% | 1 | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Boston College Eagles | 63% | 37% | 1 | |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs – Oklahoma Sooners | 37% | 63% | 2 | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | 37% | 63% | 2 | |
| New Orleans Saints – Pittsburgh Steelers | 38% | 62% | 2 | |
| Detroit Lions – Green Bay Packers | 61% | 39% | 1 | |
| Carolina Panthers – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 61% | 39% | 1 | |
| Toledo Rockets – Western Michigan Broncos | 60% | 40% | 1 | |
| Texas Longhorns – Ole Miss Rebels | 60% | 40% | 1 | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils – Kansas State Wildcats | 40% | 60% | 2 | |
| Green Bay Packers – Carolina Panthers | 59% | 41% | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bulls – Bowling Green Falcons | 59% | 41% | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears – New England Patriots | 59% | 41% | 1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons – San Francisco 49ers | 42% | 58% | 2 | |
| Wisconsin Badgers – USC Trojans | 42% | 58% | 2 | |
| Kent State Golden Flashes – Akron Zips | 57% | 43% | 1 | |
| Clemson Tigers – Virginia Tech Hokies | 57% | 43% | 1 | |
| Seattle Seahawks – Kansas City Chiefs | 57% | 43% | 1 | |
| Kansas Jayhawks – Baylor Bears | 43% | 57% | 2 | |
| Tulane Green Wave – UTSA Roadrunners | 44% | 56% | 2 | |
| Central Michigan Chippewas – Miami (OH) RedHawks | 45% | 55% | 2 | |
| South Carolina Gamecocks – Tennessee Volunteers | 55% | 45% | 1 | |
| Navy Midshipmen – North Texas Mean Green | 45% | 55% | 2 | |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves – Georgia State Panthers | 46% | 54% | 2 | |
| Virginia Cavaliers – Duke Blue Devils | 53% | 47% | 1 | |
| Tennessee Titans – Cleveland Browns | 47% | 53% | 2 | |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane – Army Black Knights | 53% | 47% | 1 | |
| Colorado State Rams – San Diego State Aztecs | 49% | 51% | 2 | |
| Baltimore Ravens – Cincinnati Bengals | 49% | 51% | 2 |
Settled tips 1
| Time | Match | 1 | 2 | Tip | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State Bearkats – New Mexico State Aggies | 40% | 60% | 2 | 24:30 ✓ |
How to read the table
1 is a home win and 2 an away win. The tip is the most likely outcome; a tip at 80% is a heavy favourite, one at 52% is close to a coin toss.
Predictions are information, not betting advice. Gambling is for adults (18+) only; set limits and never bet more than you can afford to lose.