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Virginia football predictions & picks

Atlantic Coast

2026 record: 4-5
ACC: 11th
PPG: 25.9
Streak: L3
Last 5: Lost 7–38 at Florida State · Sat, Oct 3 Won 28–25 vs Syracuse · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 13–23 at SMU · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 16–19 vs Duke · Fri, Oct 23 Lost 7–51 at Wake Forest · Sat, Oct 31

Virginia next game

Wk 11

Virginia vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 California

Best pick UVA ML−476 91% confidence See the prediction: California at Virginia

Virginia 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs NC State NC State W34–8 —

Wk 2Fri, Sep 11Sep 11 vs Norfolk State Norfolk St W59–3 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs West Virginia West Virginia L27–38 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Delaware Delaware W42–3 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Florida State Florida St L7–38 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Syracuse Syracuse W28–25 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @SMU SMU L13–23 UVA +17.5−250✓ Virginia at SMU prediction

Wk 8Fri, Oct 23Oct 23 vs Duke Duke L16–19 O 39.5−263✗ Duke at Virginia prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Wake Forest Wake Forest L7–51 WAKE ML−625✓ Virginia at Wake Forest prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs California California 3:30 PM ET UVA ML−476 California at Virginia prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs North Carolina North Carolina TBA Pick coming soon

Virginia team stats

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

Offense

Points 25.9/ game 88th

Total yards 358.1/ game 91st

Passing yards 212.7/ game 86th

Rushing yards 145.4/ game 83rd

Third-down conversions 30.0% 133rd

Giveaways 0.7/ game 11th

Time of possession 31:25 32nd

Defense

Points allowed 23.1/ game 55th

Yards allowed 350.1/ game 68th

Passing yards allowed 189.1/ game 41st

Rushing yards allowed 161.0/ game 94th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 92nd

Penalties 4.8/ game 15th

Virginia leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Beau Pribula 1,587yds 14 TD · 3 INT · 65.6% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Jekail Middlebrook 513yds 4 TD · 4.9 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Dashawn Martin 372yds 26 catches · 6 TD · 9 games

Tackles Maddox Marcellus 45 9 games

Sacks Matthew FobbsWhite 5.5 9 games

Interceptions Brandyn Hillman 3 1 passes defended · 7 games

Virginia picks record

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

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

ACC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Wake Forest Wake Forest 810 8-1 .889 390143 +247 W6

2 Miami Miami 810 8-1 .889 405173 +232 L1

3 Duke Duke 720 7-2 .778 297117 +180 W3

4 SMU SMU 720 7-2 .778 333206 +127 W1

5 Louisville Louisville 630 6-3 .667 367233 +134 W4

6 Pittsburgh Pitt 630 6-3 .667 287178 +109 W1

7 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 630 6-3 .667 308215 +93 L1

8 Clemson Clemson 630 6-3 .667 204186 +18 W2

9 North Carolina North Carolina 540 5-4 .556 244205 +39 W1

10 Syracuse Syracuse 450 4-5 .444 264229 +35 L1

11 Virginia Virginia 450 4-5 .444 233208 +25 L3

12 Florida State Florida St 450 4-5 .444 276255 +21 W1

13 NC State NC State 450 4-5 .444 260248 +12 L1

14 Boston College Boston College 450 4-5 .444 197243 −46 L2

15 Stanford Stanford 450 4-5 .444 183336 −153 L1

16 California California 360 3-6 .333 197284 −87 L3

17 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 270 2-7 .222 215290 −75 L4

Virginia FAQ

Who does Virginia play next?

Next up for Virginia: home against California, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Virginia’s record this season?

Virginia is 4-5, 11th in the ACC.

Who leads Virginia in passing yards?

Beau Pribula, with 1,587 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 3 INT · 65.6% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking Virginia games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Virginia games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

ACC rivals

All teams

Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami NC State North Carolina Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Tech Wake Forest

Virginia this week

Virginia is 4-5, 2-4 in ACC play. Its last game was a 51–7 loss to Wake Forest on October 31, its third in a row. Its offense averages 25.9 points a game (tied for 88th in FBS), and its defense allows 23.1 (55th).

Next up, Virginia hosts California on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Virginia is a 10.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 46.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the California vs Virginia prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.