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Navy35 @FINAL 13Cincinnati , Postseason, Jan 2, 2026

10-2 American Power rating: 3.2
7-5 Big 12 Power rating: 14.0

How did the line hold up?

Market line
NAVY -7.5
PM Implied
Not yet available
Blue Chip model
CIN -10.8
Edge
+18.3CIN
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Betting information

Spread
NAVY -7.5
Total
57.5
Odds implied score
NAVY 32.5 – 25.0 CIN

DraftKings · as of July 8, 2026

Navy defeated Cincinnati 35–13 to secure a comfortable win. Navy covered by 14.5; Game went Under by 9.5. The market closed at Navy -7.5 and the Blue Chip model made it Cincinnati -10.8 - a gap of 18.3 points toward Cincinnati, of which 18.3 points were beyond the model's measured factors. That was an information gap - the market pricing something the model does not carry - rather than a measured edge. Blue Chip Analytics had rated Cincinnati 10.8 points stronger on a neutral field.

What were the weather conditions for Navy vs Cincinnati?

At kickoff, conditions at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium were Light rain, 53°F with winds of 10 mph. There is a 100% chance of rain, though little accumulation is expected. Blue Chip has not been able to measure a reliable line effect from rain, so treat this as context rather than signal. Historical weather data for this game is preserved in the panel alongside. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

What happened in the game?

Navy travels 790 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Navy arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.

Navy won by 22 to secure a comfortable win.

Navy covered the spread comfortably.

The total went Under by 9.5 points.

How do Navy and Cincinnati compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Cincinnati (14.0) over Navy (3.2) by 10.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Neither team has a home-field advantage here, so the neutral-field differential above is already the venue-adjusted read.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input: cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Navy won and Navy covered the spread.

Conditions

as of January 2, 2026 Game-time

Light rain

53°F

Rain100%
Precip0.01"
Humidity98%
Wind10 mph NE
Gusts14 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Navy at Cincinnati: aerial view of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, wind from the NE at 9.6 mph, gusting to 14.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Postseason
Kickoff (local)
03:30 PM CST
Venue
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Capacity
50,000
Elevation
315 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure NavyAway CincinnatiHome
This week790 miles409 miles
Last week42 milesBye week
Season total8,299 miles8,660 miles
Body clock16:3016:30
Rest20 days34 days