Week 1 • August 30, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
Bucknell @ Air Force
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -28
13 FINAL 49
0-0
MW
Power Rank: -8.8

Air Force defeated Bucknell 49–13 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 01:30 PM MDT
Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Capacity: 39,441
Elevation: 6657 ft
HFA Rating: 2.6
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Air Force +19.2
Prediction Markets Air Force 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

35.7°F

Wind Chill: 30.0°F
Wind: 6.9 mph S
Gusts: 14.3 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 41%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Bucknell (Away)

This Week: 1483.8 miles
Last Week: 2967.7 miles
Season Total: 4451.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: No Prior

Air Force (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 218.6 miles
Season Total: 218.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 13:30
Rest Days: No Prior

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Bucknell -28
Air Force -8.8
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1484 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest
HFA: Falcon Stadium
Capacity 39,441
Elevation 6657 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 35.7°F
Wind Speed 6.9 mph
Your Line Air Force +19.2
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Bucknell vs Air Force?

Bucknell: Key Factors

Air Force: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Bucknell travels 1,484 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Bucknell arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Air Force won by 36 in a dominant performance.

How do Bucknell and Air Force compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Air Force (-8.8) over Bucknell (-28.0) by 19.2 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Air Force brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). 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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Air Force won this game.