Western Carolina at Samford Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Western Carolina by 1.39
TOTAL POINTS
53
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Samford
Western Carolina 
|
72
C-
|
Overall |
88
B+
|
|
84
B
|
Power |
89
B+
|
|
81
B-
|
Offensive |
92
A-
|
|
88
B+
|
Defensive |
85
B
|
|
88
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
94
A
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
76
C
|
SoR (Current) |
85
B
|
|
77
C+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
84
B
|
RANKINGS
Samford
Western Carolina
| 89 #381 overall |
Overall | 38 #205 overall |
| 50 #192 overall |
Power | 34 #173 overall |
| 61 #208 overall |
Offensive | 24 #156 overall |
| 36 #174 overall |
Defensive | 46 #186 overall |
| 36 #173 overall |
SoS (Current) | 5 #107 overall |
| 16 #147 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 20 #156 overall |
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Samford#8947%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Western Carolina 53%, Samford 47% at Samford.
Western Carolina's win probability against Samford has swung between 36% and 67% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 53% now.
Western Carolina's win probability against Samford has swung between 42% and 73% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 59% now.
Western Carolina's win probability against Samford has swung between 49% and 78% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 65% now.
Western Carolina favored
Samford favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Samford | Neutral | At Western Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 76% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 1 | 77% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 2 | 71% | 76% | 80% |
| Wk 3 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 4 | 61% | 67% | 72% |
| Wk 5 | 36% | 42% | 49% |
| Wk 6 | 66% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 7 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 8 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 9 | 53% | 59% | 65% |
RECORDS
Samford
Western Carolina
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
2-6 (25%) |
Overall |
3-5 (37.5%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Home |
3-1 (75%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Away |
0-4 (0%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-5 (28.6%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Samford
Western Carolina
| #359 Furman | Best Win | #95 Tennessee Tech |
| #215 North Alabama | Worst Loss | #172 Chattanooga |
| 38 pts vs #623 VMI | Largest MOV | 44 pts vs #394 Presbyterian |
| 26 pts vs #95 Tennessee Tech | Largest MOD | 52 pts vs #28 Cincinnati |
OTHER STATISTICS
Samford
Western Carolina
| 17.9 | Points per Game | 29.9 |
| 23.1 | Points Against | 32.6 |
| 28 | Home PPG | 41.3 |
| 20 | Home PA | 24 |
| 12.3 | Away PPG | 18.5 |
| 25.8 | Away PA | 41.3 |
| 32-32 | Opponent Record | 43-20 |
| 241.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 166.6 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | L 2 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Samford
Western Carolina
| Oct 24 | at Furman (2-6) | W13-6 | Oct 24 | vs Chattanooga (5-3) | L18-41 |
| Oct 17 | vs Mercer (6-2) | L21-31 | Oct 10 | at Mercer (6-2) | L14-17 |
| Oct 10 | at Chattanooga (5-3) | L3-19 | Oct 3 | vs Tennessee Tech (7-1) | W44-20 |
| Oct 3 | at Alabama-Birmingham (4-3) | L14-33 | Sep 26 | at East Tennessee St (6-2) | L31-58 |
| Sep 26 | vs VMI (0-8) | W45-7 | Sep 19 | vs Presbyterian (4-4) | W58-14 |
| Sep 12 | at Tennessee Tech (7-1) | L19-45 | Sep 12 | at Cincinnati (5-2) | L10-62 |
| Sep 3 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | L18-22 | Sep 6 | at Campbell (7-1) | L19-28 |
| Aug 29 | North Alabama (4-4) | L10-22 | Aug 29 | vs Eastern Kentucky (3-5) | W45-21 |