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TCU vs Arizona

TCU visit Arizona in Week 10. The model favors Arizona by 9.8. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
28%
72%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · November 4 · refreshed weekly

SP+ installs Arizona at 16 (14th) against TCU at 8.6 (41st), a rating gap that converts to a 72% win probability and a projected 9.8-point margin. The consensus line sits almost exactly there: Arizona -8.7 with a 44.5 total and a 70/30 split. The ProphetX exchange leans harder on the favorite, pricing Arizona -305 (75%) and TCU +295 (25%), the only real daylight between the model and the market.

The unit ranks frame the matchup. Arizona's offense (14th) runs into the game's sharpest edge, TCU's defense (11th), while TCU's offense (83rd) faces Arizona's 24th-ranked defense. Form favors the home side: Arizona is 6-2 with a 52-31 win at West Virginia and a 39-3 result over Iowa State, while TCU sits 4-4, its best recent work a 22-16 win over Kansas.

Series history offers the lone counterweight: the only prior meeting, in 2024, went to TCU 49-28. The season simulations keep the teams far apart, projecting 8.5 wins and 24.9% Playoff odds for Arizona against 5.6 wins and 0.9% for TCU.

Model and market align on Arizona near a nine-point favorite; the exchange's 75% is the only real lean past the 70% consensus.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
ARIZ -6.7
Total (O/U)
46.5
Favorite
ARIZ
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
TCU
34%

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
TCU54%+24 ptsvsArizona46%-24 pts
0%25%50%75%100%TCU favoredArizona favoredOct 25Oct 28Oct 31Nov 3Nov 6Nov 7

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as TCU's win price; Arizona's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line TCU is favored, below it Arizona is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Nov 7.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#41SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#14
#32FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#29
1670EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1688
0.7%Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.0.7%
TCUArizonasolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
TCU lead 1-0
20242024
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2024
49-28
TCU
at TCU
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When do TCU and Arizona play?

Week 10 of 2026, on Nov 7, 2026 at Arizona.

Who is favored?

The model projects Arizona by 9.8 (72% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

TCU lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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