Florida International vs. Delaware Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where Florida International gets at Delaware: 23rd at hitting chunk plays, against a unit 136th at keeping everything in front of them. Where Delaware gets at Florida International: 34th on first and second down, against a unit 107th on early downs defensively. Delaware is also 71st in the push up front, against a unit 124th.
How
FIUattacks
DEL
- 1
Take shots
hitting chunk plays · projected
FIU#23 of 138DEL#136 of 138
HowDELattacksFIU
- 1
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
DEL#34 of 138FIU#107 of 138 - 2
Establish the push up front
the push the line gets · projected
DEL#71 of 138FIU#124 of 138 - 3
Throw it
throwing it · projected
DEL#45 of 138FIU#93 of 138
The two teams
Florida International
Florida International is in year 2 under Willie Simmons. The strengths are offensive, led by 23rd at hitting chunk plays. The way in is 125th at staying out of the backfield, and they are 124th at holding the line of scrimmage.
Florida International has played 1 game against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Offensehitting chunk plays#23projected
Projected soft spots
- Offensegetting stopped at the line#125projected
- Defensethe push the line gets#124projected
- Offensethrowing it#119projected
Delaware
Delaware is in year 2 under Ryan Carty. The strengths are offensive, led by 34th on first and second down. The way in is 136th at keeping everything in front of them, and they are 108th at defending the run.
Delaware has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Offensefirst and second down#34projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensehitting chunk plays#136projected
- Defenserunning it#108projected
- Defensestaying on schedule through the air#106projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (DEL Elo 1404, FIU Elo 1407 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects DEL -17.1 (86% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
FIU111th42ndDELDEL62nd23rdFIUThrough the air
FIU31st86thDELDEL15th9thFIUOn the ground
FIU125th29thDELDEL113th68thFIUStaying on the field
FIU119th46thDELDEL108th81stFIUTaking care of it
FIU95th30thDELDEL95th118thFIU
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profiles| FIU | DEL | |
|---|---|---|
| -3.0 (#81) | CORE overall | -7.0 (#98) |
| -7 / -4 | offense / defense | -2 / +5 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Florida International vs. Delaware?
Gridpex's model favors Delaware with a 86% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Florida International vs. Delaware?
The model projects Delaware by 17.1.
What time is Florida International vs. Delaware and what channel is it on?
Sat, Nov 14, 3:00 PM ET, at Delaware Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →