Week 1 • August 30, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC
UAlbany @ Iowa
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -27.6
7 FINAL 34
0-0
Big Ten
Power Rank: 17.4

Iowa defeated UAlbany 34–7 to secure a comfortable win.

UAlbany @ Iowa Preview

General Information

Week: Week 1
Kick Off (at stadium): 05:00 PM CDT
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity: 69,250
Elevation: 722 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Iowa +45.0
Prediction Markets Iowa 97% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

16.4°F

Wind Chill: 5.9°F
Wind: 8.3 mph NNW
Gusts: 13.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.01"
Humidity: 90%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

UAlbany (Away)

This Week: 911.1 miles
Last Week: 1822.2 miles
Season Total: 2733.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: No Prior

Iowa (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 549.2 miles
Season Total: 549.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 17:00
Rest Days: No Prior

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
UAlbany -27.6
Iowa 17.4
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 911 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest
HFA: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity 69,250
Elevation 722 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 16.4°F
Wind Speed 8.3 mph
Your Line Iowa +45.0
Implied Value

What are the key factors for UAlbany vs Iowa?

UAlbany: Key Factors

Iowa: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

UAlbany travels 911 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

UAlbany arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Iowa won by 27 to secure a comfortable win.

Does weather affect this game at Kinnick Stadium?

At 16.4°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.

Precipitation chance is 80%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

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 UAlbany and Iowa compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Iowa (17.4) over UAlbany (-27.6) by 45.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Iowa brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). 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

Iowa won this game.