Week 1 • August 28, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
Delaware State @ Delaware
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -32.8
17 FINAL 35
0-0
CUSA
Power Rank: -15.4

Delaware defeated Delaware State 35–17 to secure a comfortable win.

Delaware State @ Delaware Preview

General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Delaware Stadium
Capacity: 18,500
Elevation: 105 ft
HFA Rating: 2.5
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Delaware +17.4
Prediction Markets Delaware 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Freezing fog

Freezing fog

16.0°F

Wind Chill: 9.8°F
Wind: 3.6 mph WSW
Gusts: 7.6 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 96%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Delaware State (Away)

This Week: 34.4 miles
Last Week: 68.8 miles
Season Total: 103.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: No Prior

Delaware (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 0.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: No Prior

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Delaware State -32.8
Delaware -15.4
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 34 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest
HFA: Delaware Stadium
Capacity 18,500
Elevation 105 ft
Weather: Freezing fog
Temperature 16.0°F
Wind Speed 3.6 mph
Your Line Delaware +17.4
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Delaware State vs Delaware?

Delaware State: Key Factors

Delaware: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Delaware State travels 34 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Delaware won by 18 to secure a comfortable win.

Does weather affect this game at Delaware Stadium?

At 16.0°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Delaware State and Delaware compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Delaware (-15.4) over Delaware State (-32.8) by 17.4 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Delaware brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

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

Delaware won this game.