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NCAAF Sunday, October 18: 9 matches, odds and implied probabilities

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NCAAF has 9 matches on Sunday, October 18. Below is the full slate with bookmaker prices and the probabilities those prices imply once the margin is removed.

Fixtures and odds

UTCMatchHomeAwayImplied
00:00UL Monroe Warhawks vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs5.911.1416.1% / 83.9%
00:00UTSA Roadrunners vs Navy Midshipmen1.373.1069.3% / 30.7%
01:00UTEP Miners vs San Jose State Spartans3.491.3227.4% / 72.6%
02:00Sacramento State Hornets vs Ohio Bobcats5.721.1416.6% / 83.4%
02:15Colorado Buffaloes vs Utah Utes6.301.1215.1% / 84.9%
02:30California Golden Bears vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons3.881.2724.6% / 75.4%
02:30San Diego State Aztecs vs Fresno State Bulldogs3.461.3227.6% / 72.4%
02:30Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs New Mexico Lobos5.531.1517.2% / 82.8%
03:00Oregon Ducks vs Nebraska Cornhuskers1.323.3771.8% / 28.2%

Odds are decimal, averaged across 12 books (BetOnline.ag, GTbets, Pinnacle, MyBookie.ag, Unibet (NL), LeoVegas (SE)). "Implied" strips the bookmaker margin so the numbers add up to 100%.

Match by match

UL Monroe Warhawks vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

00:00 UTC

The market leans Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at 83.9%. Prices come from 9 books, and they differ by 14.2% on the widest side.

UTSA Roadrunners vs Navy Midshipmen

00:00 UTC

The market leans UTSA Roadrunners at 69.3%. Prices come from 9 books, and they differ by 2.9% on the widest side.

UTEP Miners vs San Jose State Spartans

01:00 UTC

The market leans San Jose State Spartans at 72.6%. Prices come from 6 books, and they differ by 2.3% on the widest side.

Sacramento State Hornets vs Ohio Bobcats

02:00 UTC

The market leans Ohio Bobcats at 83.4%. Prices come from 7 books, and they differ by 13.0% on the widest side.

Colorado Buffaloes vs Utah Utes

02:15 UTC

The market leans Utah Utes at 84.9%. Prices come from 8 books, and they differ by 18.2% on the widest side.

California Golden Bears vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

02:30 UTC

The market leans Wake Forest Demon Deacons at 75.4%. Prices come from 9 books, and they differ by 7.8% on the widest side.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Fresno State Bulldogs

02:30 UTC

The market leans Fresno State Bulldogs at 72.4%. Prices come from 9 books, and they differ by 9.2% on the widest side.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs New Mexico Lobos

02:30 UTC

The market leans New Mexico Lobos at 82.8%. Prices come from 8 books, and they differ by 5.6% on the widest side.

Oregon Ducks vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

03:00 UTC

The market leans Oregon Ducks at 71.8%. Prices come from 12 books, and they differ by 7.3% on the widest side.

What the market is saying

  • Closest on paper — UTSA Roadrunners vs Navy Midshipmen: 69.3% vs 30.7%.
  • Most one-sided — Colorado Buffaloes vs Utah Utes: the market gives Utah Utes 84.9%.
  • Where books disagree most — Colorado Buffaloes vs Utah Utes: 18.2% between the best and worst price.
  • Average bookmaker margin — 5.0% across the slate.

Reading the slate

The slate features a stark divide between lopsided matchups and closer contests. Three fixtures show the market pricing heavy favorites: Colorado over Sacramento State and UL Monroe are both priced around 83-84 percent for the away team, while Utah is favored even more decisively at 84.9 percent over Colorado. At the other end, Oregon and UTSA both sit near 71-72 percent for the home side, making these the closest decisions the market has on offer. The median match hovers around 70-30 territory, suggesting a slate tilted toward clear outcomes rather than competitive affairs.

Bookmaker disagreement is most pronounced in two contests. Colorado-Utah shows a 18.2 percent spread between the highest and lowest book odds despite eight books reporting, substantially wider than the 5.2 percent margin built into the implied probability itself. Similarly, UL Monroe-Louisiana Tech displays a 14.2 percent book spread relative to a 5.0 percent implied margin. This suggests genuine uncertainty or differing methodologies among oddsmakers on these particular games, even though the consensus clearly favors Utah and Louisiana Tech respectively. The Oregon-Nebraska line, by contrast, shows bookmakers in tighter agreement with only a 7.3 percent spread across 12 books.

Several games display narrow splits between implied probability and book spread, indicating strong consensus. UTSA-Navy sits just 2.9 points apart, and UTEP-San Jose State is 2.3 points apart, suggesting oddsmakers see these decisions as fairly straightforward even if the absolute probability isn't overwhelming. Hawaii and California are both positioned as underdogs priced in the 17-25 percent range, making them among the longest shots on the card.

More fixtures and odds

Prices captured 2026-10-13 00:00 UTC. Odds move.

NCAAF Sunday, October 18: 9 matches, odds and implied probabilities

Comments (3)

  • patient_alley18

    Colorado vs Utah at 84.9% for the Utes seems way too confident, that's a rivalry game and anything can happen.

  • oliveridge

    Oregon at 71.8% feels generous given Nebraska's been playing decent D lately, might be closer than the books think.

  • amber_hearth

    Louisiana Tech at 83.9% seems wild too - UL Monroe is bad but 84% feels like the books are just lazy with that one.