Western Carolina at Samford Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Western Carolina by 0.67
TOTAL POINTS
53
UPDATED
Sunday, November 8, 2026
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RATINGS
Samford
Western Carolina 
|
83
B-
|
Overall |
89
B+
|
|
86
B
|
Power |
89
B+
|
|
82
B-
|
Offensive |
91
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
Defensive |
84
B
|
|
89
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
93
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
89
B+
|
|
87
B+
|
SoR (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
85
B
|
SoR (Full Season) |
88
B+
|
RANKINGS
Samford
Western Carolina
| 52 #254 overall |
Overall | 33 #192 overall |
| 42 #185 overall |
Power | 33 #173 overall |
| 55 #205 overall |
Offensive | 28 #163 overall |
| 31 #169 overall |
Defensive | 49 #190 overall |
| 32 #167 overall |
SoS (Current) | 20 #153 overall |
| 19 #152 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 35 #172 overall |
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Samford#5248%Wk 11 (Nov 8), 2026-27: Western Carolina 52%, Samford 48% at Samford.
Western Carolina's win probability against Samford is trending up — from 36% to 52% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Carolina's win probability against Samford is trending up — from 42% to 58% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Carolina's win probability against Samford is trending up — from 49% to 64% over the last 6 weeks.
Western Carolina favored
Samford favored
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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% |
| Wk 10 | 50% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 11 | 52% | 58% | 64% |
RECORDS
Samford
Western Carolina
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
4-6 (40%) |
Overall |
5-5 (50%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Away |
1-4 (20%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
1-2 (33.3%) |
|
2-6 (25%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-5 (28.6%) |
|
2-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Samford
Western Carolina
| #212 East Tennessee St | Best Win | #94 Tennessee Tech |
| #222 Chattanooga | Worst Loss | #222 Chattanooga |
| 38 pts vs #591 VMI | Largest MOV | 44 pts vs #398 Presbyterian |
| 26 pts vs #94 Tennessee Tech | Largest MOD | 52 pts vs #41 Cincinnati |
OTHER STATISTICS
Samford
Western Carolina
| 19 | Points per Game | 29.2 |
| 22.9 | Points Against | 29.7 |
| 23.5 | Home PPG | 38.2 |
| 17.3 | Home PA | 21.2 |
| 17.2 | Away PPG | 20.2 |
| 27.6 | Away PA | 38.2 |
| 53-46 | Opponent Record | 57-41 |
| 233.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 213.9 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | L 2 |
| W 3 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Samford
Western Carolina
| Nov 7 | at East Tennessee St (6-4) | W37-35 | Nov 7 | vs Wofford (5-5) | W26-10 |
| Oct 31 | vs Wofford (5-5) | W10-9 | Oct 31 | at Furman (3-7) | W27-26 |
| Oct 24 | at Furman (3-7) | W13-6 | Oct 24 | vs Chattanooga (6-4) | L18-41 |
| Oct 17 | vs Mercer (8-2) | L21-31 | Oct 10 | at Mercer (8-2) | L14-17 |
| Oct 10 | at Chattanooga (6-4) | L3-19 | Oct 3 | vs Tennessee Tech (9-1) | W44-20 |
| Oct 3 | at Alabama-Birmingham (5-4) | L14-33 | Sep 26 | at East Tennessee St (6-4) | L31-58 |
| Sep 26 | vs VMI (0-10) | W45-7 | Sep 19 | vs Presbyterian (4-5) | W58-14 |
| Sep 12 | at Tennessee Tech (9-1) | L19-45 | Sep 12 | at Cincinnati (5-4) | L10-62 |
| Sep 3 | vs Southern Illinois (5-5) | L18-22 | Sep 6 | at Campbell (8-2) | L19-28 |
| Aug 29 | North Alabama (6-4) | L10-22 | Aug 29 | vs Eastern Kentucky (3-7) | W45-21 |