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TCU football predictions & picks

Big 12

2026 record: 4-5
Big 12: 12th
PPG: 23.8
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 10–17 vs BYU · Sat, Oct 3 Won 17–6 at Baylor · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 20–24 vs West Virginia · Sat, Oct 24 Won 22–16 vs Kansas · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 28–29 at Arizona · Fri, Nov 6

TCU next game

Wk 11

TCU vs2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Kansas St

Best pick TCU ML−476 91% confidence See the prediction: Kansas St at TCU

TCU 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs North Carolina North Carolina L10–15 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Grambling Grambling W63–7 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Arkansas State Arkansas St W31–7 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @UCF UCF L13–21 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs BYU BYU L10–17 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Baylor Baylor W17–6 O 40.5−333✗ TCU at Baylor prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs West Virginia West Virginia L20–24 TCU ML−400✗ West Virginia at TCU prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Kansas Kansas W22–16 KU +12.5−238✓ Kansas at TCU prediction

Wk 10Fri, Nov 6Nov 6 @Arizona Arizona L28–29 ARIZ −2.5−222✗ TCU at Arizona prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Kansas State Kansas St 2:00 PM ET TCU ML−476 Kansas St at TCU prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Utah Utah TBA Pick coming soon

TCU team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 23.8/ game 100th

Total yards 378.3/ game 72nd

Passing yards 271.0/ game 23rd

Rushing yards 107.3/ game 127th

Third-down conversions 43.4% 38th

Giveaways 1.7/ game 119th

Time of possession 30:35 50th

Defense

Points allowed 15.8/ game 12th

Yards allowed 304.7/ game 22nd

Passing yards allowed 190.0/ game 43rd

Rushing yards allowed 114.7/ game 32nd

Takeaways 1.3/ game 44th

Penalties 7.1/ game 92nd

TCU leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jaden Craig 2,439yds 12 TD · 7 INT · 65.5% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Jeremy Payne 429yds 2 TD · 4.9 per carry · 6 games

Receiving Kari Ashley 655yds 52 catches · 4 TD · 9 games

Tackles Hudson Hooper 62 8 games

Sacks Koron Hayward 6 7 games

Interceptions Max Carroll 1 2 passes defended · 8 games

TCU picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

25.0% 1 won · 3 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big 12 standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Utah Utah 900 9-0 1.000 339147 +192 W9

2 Texas Tech Texas Tech 810 8-1 .889 338217 +121 W2

3 Arizona Arizona 720 7-2 .778 308179 +129 W1

4 Houston Houston 720 7-2 .778 319192 +127 W1

5 BYU BYU 720 7-2 .778 279178 +101 L1

6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St 630 6-3 .667 395245 +150 W1

7 Baylor Baylor 630 6-3 .667 287153 +134 W2

8 UCF UCF 540 5-4 .556 271234 +37 W1

9 Cincinnati Cincinnati 540 5-4 .556 297265 +32 L2

10 West Virginia West Virginia 540 5-4 .556 335311 +24 L1

11 Arizona State Arizona St 540 5-4 .556 256246 +10 W1

12 TCU TCU 450 4-5 .444 214142 +72 L1

13 Kansas State Kansas St 450 4-5 .444 282241 +41 L3

14 Iowa State Iowa State 450 4-5 .444 263260 +3 L1

15 Kansas Kansas 360 3-6 .333 265223 +42 L2

16 Colorado Colorado 360 3-6 .333 178255 −77 L1

TCU FAQ

Who does TCU play next?

Next up for TCU: home against Kansas State, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is TCU’s record this season?

TCU is 4-5, 12th in the Big 12.

Who leads TCU in passing yards?

Jaden Craig, with 2,439 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (12 TD · 7 INT · 65.5% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking TCU games?

Its best pick is 1-3 in TCU games this season (25.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big 12 rivals

All teams

Arizona Arizona State BYU Baylor Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia

TCU this week

TCU is 4-5, 2-4 in Big 12 play. Its last game was a 29–28 loss to Arizona on November 6. Its offense averages 23.8 points a game (100th in FBS), and its defense allows 15.8 (12th).

Next up, TCU hosts Kansas State on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, TCU is a 10.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 45.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Kansas State vs TCU prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.