College Football Week 15 - 2025

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Week 15 of the 2025 season features 10 FBS games. BYU carries the week's biggest travel burden at 677 miles more than its opponent. Boise State posts the week's top HFA at 2.9 points. Analysts focused on travel and venue edges will find the ranked sections below most actionable; casual viewers can use the at-a-glance table to scan results. See our college football weather coverage for stadium-level conditions and what they are worth to a total.

Date Away @ Home Away Power Home Power HFA Power Line Line O/U Line Implied Score
Dec 5
7:00 PM
Troy @ James Madison -2.1 12.9 2.7 James Madison -17.7 James Madison -24.5 47.5 14–31 *actual
Dec 5
6:00 PM
Kennesaw State @ Jacksonville State -0.4 -6.5 2.5 Kennesaw State -3.6 Kennesaw State -3.0 62.5 19–15 *actual
Dec 5
7:00 PM
North Texas @ Tulane 10.1 7.6 2.7 Tulane -0.2 North Texas -1.5 66.5 21–34 *actual
Dec 5
6:00 PM
UNLV @ Boise State -1.2 11.5 2.9 Boise State -15.5 Boise State -6.0 59.5 21–38 *actual
Dec 6
12:00 PM
Miami (OH) @ Western Michigan -2.1 -2.8 0.0 Miami (OH) -0.7 Western Michigan -2.5 44.5 13–23 *actual
Dec 6
11:00 AM
BYU @ Texas Tech 21.8 24.0 0.0 Texas Tech -2.2 Texas Tech -12.5 50.5 7–34 *actual
Dec 6
12:00 PM
Illinois State @ North Dakota State -17.9 1.0 2.5 North Dakota State -21.4 - - 29–28 *actual
Dec 6
3:00 PM
Georgia @ Alabama 23.9 29.0 0.0 Alabama -5.1 Georgia -1.5 48.5 28–7 *actual
Dec 6
8:00 PM
Duke @ Virginia 12.4 13.0 0.0 Virginia -0.6 Virginia -3.5 58.5 27–20 *actual
Dec 6
8:00 PM
Indiana @ Ohio State 31.4 31.7 0.0 Ohio State -0.3 Ohio State -3.5 45.5 13–10 *actual

Biggest Travel Disadvantages This Week

Teams ranked by how much further they travelled than their opponent. At a neutral site both teams travel, so the gap between them is the burden - not the raw trip. Body-clock offset and rest-day differential compound it.

#1 BYU
677 miles further · -1h body-clock shift · equal rest · neutral site
BYU travels 677 miles further than Texas Tech to a neutral-site meeting, arriving with a -1h body-clock shift.
#2 Troy
608 miles · -1h body-clock shift · equal rest
Troy travels 608 miles to face James Madison, arriving with a -1h body-clock shift.
589 miles · no body-clock shift · opponent +7d rest
Illinois State travels 589 miles to face North Dakota State (no body-clock shift).
#4 UNLV
521 miles · -1h body-clock shift · opponent +2d rest
UNLV travels 521 miles to face Boise State, arriving with a -1h body-clock shift.
472 miles · no body-clock shift · +2d rest edge
North Texas travels 472 miles to face Tulane (no body-clock shift).

Highest Weather-Risk Games This Week

Games ranked by combined wind, temperature, and precipitation impact. Thresholds: sustained wind ≥ 15 mph, gusts ≥ 25 mph, temp ≤ 32°F or ≥ 95°F, precipitation chance ≥ 60%.

19°F, 2 mph wind, Mist
Troy @ James Madison: 19°F, 2 mph wind, Mist: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.
44°F, 1 mph wind, 100% precip, Moderate or heavy rain shower
UNLV @ Boise State: 44°F, 1 mph wind, 100% precip, Moderate or heavy rain shower: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.

Strongest Home-Field Advantages This Week

Home teams ranked by stadium HFA rating. Higher values reflect stronger historical home performance at that venue. Venues above 4,000 ft are flagged for altitude disadvantage.

HFA 2.9 pts · Albertsons Stadium · 36,387 capacity
Boise State carries a 2.9-point HFA edge at Albertsons Stadium (36,387 capacity) against UNLV.
HFA 2.7 pts · Bridgeforth Stadium · 24,877 capacity
James Madison carries a 2.7-point HFA edge at Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877 capacity) against Troy.
#3 Tulane
HFA 2.7 pts · Yulman Stadium · 30,000 capacity
Tulane carries a 2.7-point HFA edge at Yulman Stadium (30,000 capacity) against North Texas.

Model versus Market

Where the Blue Chip model line diverges most from the bookmaker line and the Kalshi prediction market - a three-way read. A large gap suggests the market may be mispricing the matchup: directional signal only, not a betting recommendation.

Model: Texas Tech -2.2 · Book: Texas Tech -12.5 · Market: unavailable
The model makes it Texas Tech -2.2. The bookmaker line is Texas Tech -12.5, a notable divergence from the model. Directional signal only.
Model: Boise State -15.8 · Book: Boise State -6.0 · Market: unavailable
The model makes it Boise State -15.8. The bookmaker line is Boise State -6.0, a notable divergence from the model. Directional signal only.
Model: James Madison -17.2 · Book: James Madison -24.5 · Market: unavailable
The model makes it James Madison -17.2. The bookmaker line is James Madison -24.5, a notable divergence from the model. Directional signal only.

Notable ATS Records This Week

Teams in this week's games with a cover rate of ≥60% (hot) or ≤40% (cold) ATS this season, minimum 4 games with a decided ATS result.

Hot ATS · 11-2 ATS (85%) · home vs. BYU
Texas Tech is hot ats this season, covering 11-2 (85%) ATS in 13 games. They play home vs. BYU this week.
Hot ATS · 10-3 ATS (77%) · home vs. Miami (OH)
Western Michigan is hot ats this season, covering 10-3 (77%) ATS in 13 games. They play home vs. Miami (OH) this week.
#3 Troy
Hot ATS · 10-4 ATS (71%) · away @ James Madison
Troy is hot ats this season, covering 10-4 (71%) ATS in 14 games. They play away @ James Madison this week.
Hot ATS · 10-4 ATS (71%) · away @ Tulane
North Texas is hot ats this season, covering 10-4 (71%) ATS in 14 games. They play away @ Tulane this week.
#5 BYU
Hot ATS · 10-4 ATS (71%) · away @ Texas Tech
BYU is hot ats this season, covering 10-4 (71%) ATS in 14 games. They play away @ Texas Tech this week.

When to Skip This Week 15 Analysis

How We Ranked Week 15's Games

Each ranked section draws from the same enriched data that powers our per-game pages. Travel distances are calculated as straight-line (great-circle) distances from each team's home market to the game stadium. Body-clock offset is the signed time-zone difference the away team crosses, or both teams in case of neutral site games. Rest-day differential is the difference in days since each team last played. Weather scoring compounds wind, temperature, and precipitation against fixed thresholds, dome stadiums are excluded as weather is irrelevant indoors, see our Weather tool for the full methodology.

HFA ratings come from our Home Field Advantage tool, which estimates the per-venue point value based on historical margin-of-victory data. Stadiums above 4,000 ft are flagged; altitude creates a documented visiting-team disadvantage. Power ratings are from the Blue Chip power-rating model. The gap between the model's implied spread and the market line is a directional signal; it is not a betting recommendation.

The Vegas versus Prediction Markets section compares the bookmaker's spread with the spread implied by the Kalshi prediction market - converted from its win probability through a fixed logistic scale - with no model involved. The Model versus Market section sets the Blue Chip model line against both of those markets as a three-way read, and each gap is described with the same language the per-game pages use. ATS records are season-to-date.

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Weather Data

Home Field Advantage

Frequently Asked Questions

How many games are in college football Week 15 2025?

Week 15 of the 2025 FBS season features 10 games tracked by Blue Chip Analytics. The full schedule, lines, and totals are listed in the game table on this page.

How does Blue Chip Analytics rank travel disadvantages?

Teams are ranked by how much further they travelled than their opponent, measured as straight-line distance from each home market to the game stadium. At a home game the host travels nothing, so this is simply the visitor's trip; at a neutral site both teams travel and the gap between them is the burden. Body-clock offset (time-zone hours crossed) is listed alongside distance as a compound fatigue indicator.

What weather conditions qualify as high-risk for this week?

Games are flagged when the kickoff-hour forecast meets at least one of: sustained wind ≥ 15 mph, gusts ≥ 25 mph, temperature ≤ 32°F or ≥ 95°F, or a precipitation chance ≥ 60%. Scores compound across all factors: a cold and windy game ranks higher than a mildly breezy one. Weeks with no game past these thresholds show no weather section at all.

What is a Home Field Advantage (HFA) rating?

Blue Chip's HFA rating estimates the point value of playing at home at a specific stadium, based on historical margin-of-victory data. A rating of 3.0 means the home team historically performs about 3 points better at that venue than their power ratings alone would predict.

What does the Vegas versus Prediction Markets section show?

It ranks games by how far the bookmaker's spread sits from the spread implied by the Kalshi prediction market. Kalshi's win probability is converted to a spread through a fixed logistic scale, and no model is involved - it is one market against another. A wide gap is a directional flag, not a betting recommendation.

What does the Model versus Market section show?

It sets the Blue Chip model line against both the bookmaker line and the Kalshi-implied line - a three-way read - and ranks games by the model's largest disagreement with either market. The size of each gap is described in the same language the per-game pages use. Both the model and the markets can be wrong: treat it as a directional flag, not a pick.

What qualifies as a notable ATS record?

Teams are flagged when at least 4 of their games this season have produced a decided ATS result and their cover rate is ≥60% (hot) or ≤40% (cold). Records are season-to-date and, especially early on, rest on small samples - a hot or cold streak here is context to note, not a demonstrated edge.

Week 15 of the 2025 season features 10 FBS games; the ranked sections above surface the travel, weather, HFA, market-vs-market, model-vs-market, and ATS-record edges most relevant to analysts and informed fans.