Published September 29, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
Final: Kansas Jayhawks 55–0 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Read the game analysis →
Preview
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders visit the Kansas Jayhawks in college football on Saturday, October 3, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. ET. Goalorithm’s model makes a Kansas Jayhawks win its likelier result, while the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have the better record. That sets up a meeting between a Kansas team the model backs and a Middle Tennessee team whose season record has been better so far.
The central question is whether the model’s forecast aligns with the teams’ different season records. The Kansas Jayhawks will host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, whose recent results include both a road loss and a home win.
What the model expects
The model gives the Kansas Jayhawks 64.6% to win and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 35.4%. Those probabilities are estimates, not certainties. Its projected score is Kansas Jayhawks 27.3, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 22.5, with 49.8 points in all. The projected margin is the Kansas Jayhawks by 4.8 points.
That forecast sets a clear target for the game: a Kansas win is the model’s likelier result, and its projected points put the Jayhawks ahead. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders remain the other possible winner in the model’s outlook. The score projection supplies a concrete expectation for the matchup without settling what will happen on the field.