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Florida at #7Texas

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Sat Oct 17, 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: Texas by 13.0Strong

All three models favor Texas. The line, shown for comparison only, has Texas by 10.0.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Texas by 15.9, Elo has Texas by 14.3, and Our model has Texas by 8.7. They are within 7.2 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Florida +11.0 vs Texas +24.4
Texas by 15.9
Elo
Florida 1619 vs Texas 1914
Texas by 14.3
Our model · experimental
Florida +11.8 vs Texas +18.1
Texas by 8.7
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Texas by 10
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Texas by 13.0

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Florida

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Texas

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 5 meetings

Texas leads 3–1–1 · last: Florida 29–21, 2025

SeasonResultSite
2025Florida 29–21Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
2024Texas 49–17DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
1940Texas 26–0—
1939Texas 12–0—
1924Tie 7–7—

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