2026 Week 1
Tulane at Duke
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Wallace Wade Stadium
Tulane
American Athletic
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 6.3
- National rank
- 45
- Proj. wins
- 7.5
- Playoff prob.
- 1%
Duke
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 6.6
- National rank
- 44
- 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.
Tulane
47%
Duke
53%
Duke 90% CI: 44% – 62% Δ rating 0.3
Duke is the model's favorite at 53%. Tulane has a 47% path. Home-field adjustment of +0.7 rating points baked in for Duke — venue-specific learned value (n=53 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Tulane offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Duke offense
38 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Wallace Wade Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No