2026 Week 1
Boston College at Cincinnati
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Nippert Stadium
Boston College
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -8.5
- National rank
- 97
- Proj. wins
- 3.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Cincinnati
Big 12
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 4.5
- National rank
- 56
- Proj. wins
- 5.8
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Boston College
13%
Cincinnati
87%
Cincinnati 90% CI: 82% – 91% Δ rating 13.0
Cincinnati is the model's favorite at 87%. Boston College has a 13% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.4 rating points baked in for Cincinnati — venue-specific learned value (n=56 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Boston College offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Cincinnati offense
44 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Nippert Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No