The MRI
2026 · Week 11

Week 4 slate, 2009

The slate as it stood before the Sunday refresh, with final scores. 61 games with an FBS team; the model’s line and win chance for each were set before kickoff.

Pre is the model’s win chance before kickoff. Model is the favourite and the margin the ratings predict, reconstructed walk-forward from ratings as they stood that week - never from anything the model learned afterward.

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Chaos 39

Wilder than 39% of weeks in the archive.

16 upsets against 15.3 expected

  • Biggest shockIdaho over Northern Illinois5.2% chance · won 34-31
  • Runner-upIowa over Penn State24% chance · won 21-10
  • Runner-upWyoming over UNLV25% chance · won 30-27

Upsets

Thu, Sep 24

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Prime time 1 game

Final
53%
47%
10
16
✗
MISS −1.2
–
–

Fri, Sep 25

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Prime time 1 game

Final
86%
14%
31
21
✓
MIZ −17.5
–
–

Sat, Sep 26

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Early 12 games

Final
38%
62%
17
7
✗
FSU −5.2
–
–
Final
48%
52%
7
24
✓
GT −1.0
–
–
Final
47%
53%
35
24
✗
NU −1.4
–
–
Final
16%
84%
33
36
✓
MICH −16.6
–
–
Final
54%
46%
13
37
✗
BUF −1.6
–
–
Final
43%
57%
30
38
✓
WIS −3.2
–
–
Final
72%
28%
30
26
✓
LSU −9.8
–
–
Final
18%
82%
20
28
✓
CIN −15.4
–
–
Final
19%
81%
28
35
✓
KU −14.8
–
–
Final
48%
52%
27
16
✗
MEM −0.9
–
–
Final
40%
60%
24
27
✓
BC −4.3
–
–
Final
8.2%
92%
14
26
✓
AF −23.2
–
–

Afternoon 17 games

Final
75%
25%
27
30
✗
UNLV −11.1
–
–
Final
58%
42%
34
13
✓
RUTG −3.3
–
–
Final
29%
71%
14
19
✓
ECU −9.1
–
–
Final
70%
30%
31
38
✗
PITT −8.6
–
–
Final
11%
89%
0
30
✓
OSU −20.3
–
–
Final
53%
47%
14
10
✓
TCU −1.2
–
–
Final
4.2%
96%
7
64
✓
TEX −28.7
–
–
Final
44%
56%
7
31
✓
VT −2.8
–
–
Final
14%
86%
7
35
✓
ALA −18.4
–
–
Final
32%
68%
21
48
✓
CMU −8.0
–
–
Final
3.8%
96%
22
38
✓
NAVY −29.6
–
–
Final
5.2%
95%
34
31
✗
NIU −27.1
–
–
Final
54%
46%
3
42
✗
CAL −1.5
–
–
Final
38%
62%
27
25
✗
FAU −5.3
–
–
Final
44%
56%
30
27
✗
ARST −2.7
–
–
Final
79%
21%
41
7
✓
FLA −13.2
–
–
Final
20%
80%
23
42
✓
BYU −14.0
–
–

Prime time 14 games

Final
34%
66%
17
20
✓
UGA −6.8
–
–
Final
31%
68%
10
31
✓
ISU −8.1
–
–
Final
8.2%
92%
0
55
✓
NEB −23.2
–
–
Final
78%
22%
49
14
✓
BOIS −12.4
–
–
Final
25%
75%
19
56
✓
TA&M −11.1
–
–
Final
65%
35%
37
21
✓
MTSU −6.1
–
–
Final
43%
57%
41
31
✗
FIU −3.0
–
–
Final
26%
74%
19
29
✓
KENT −11.0
–
–
Final
18%
82%
23
34
✓
TENN −15.0
–
–
Final
11%
89%
30
54
✓
AUB −20.4
–
–
Final
15%
85%
14
30
✓
UTAH −17.5
–
–
Final
45%
55%
37
32
✗
ORST −2.2
–
–
Final
28%
72%
14
34
✓
STAN −10.0
–
–
Final
58%
42%
28
29
✗
TTU −3.2
–
–

Late night 2 games

Final
26%
74%
20
17
✗
UNM −10.9
–
–
Final
1.4%
99%
6
27
✓
USC −36.7
–
–

Sun, Sep 27

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 3 games

Final
24%
76%
21
10
✗
PSU −11.6
–
–
Final
58%
42%
36
17
✓
VAN −3.3
–
–
Final
53%
46%
24
21
✓
ND −1.3
–
–

Against FCS opponents

WhenGame ModelWin
Sun, Sep 27 · TBD Cal Poly at San Jose State San Jose State −19.6 88%
Sat, Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET Rhode Island at UConn UConn −39.7 99%
Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET North Carolina Central at Duke Duke −18.8 87%
Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET Maine at Syracuse Syracuse −27.4 95%
Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET Grambling at #25 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State −44.1 >99%
Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET Sam Houston at Tulsa Tulsa −20.9 90%
Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET Northwestern State vs Baylor Baylor −42.9 >99%
Sun, Sep 27 · TBD Southern Utah at Utah State Utah State −28.9 96%
Sat, Sep 26 · 2:10 PM ET Tennessee Tech at Kansas State Kansas State −37.9 99%
Sat, Sep 26 · 3:30 PM ET McNeese vs Tulane Tulane −6.4 65%
Sat, Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET Hofstra at Western Michigan Western Michigan −24.3 93%