2026 Week 1
Akron at Wake Forest
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Akron
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -13.9
- National rank
- 117
- Proj. wins
- 4.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Wake Forest
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.7
- National rank
- 52
- Proj. wins
- 6.3
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
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.
Akron
6%
Wake Forest
94%
Wake Forest 90% CI: 92% – 96% Δ rating 19.6
Wake Forest is the model's favorite at 94%. Akron has a 6% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.5 rating points baked in for Wake Forest — venue-specific learned value (n=54 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Akron offense
29 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Wake Forest offense
40 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No