2026 Week 9
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Louisiana Tech
Conference USA
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -1.3
- National rank
- 77
- Proj. wins
- 1.1
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
South Alabama
Sun Belt
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -12.7
- National rank
- 114
- Proj. wins
- 1.1
- 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.
Louisiana Tech
81%
South Alabama
19%
South Alabama 90% CI: 14% – 25% Δ rating 11.4
Louisiana Tech is the model's favorite at 81%. South Alabama has a 19% path. Home-field adjustment of +-0.3 rating points baked in for South Alabama — venue-specific learned value (n=33 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Louisiana Tech offense
35 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
South Alabama offense
33 / 100
Run offense vs. elite run defense — bad matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC
- Venue
- Hancock Whitney Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No