Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 11:30 PM UTC
0-1
MAC
Power Rank: -19.8
3 FINAL 42
1-0
SEC
Power Rank: 11.7

Auburn defeated Ball State 42–3 in a dominant performance.

Ball State @ Auburn Preview

General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:30 PM CDT
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Elevation: 686 ft
HFA Rating: 2.4
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Auburn +31.5
Prediction Markets Auburn 99% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

29.2°F

Wind Chill: 23.6°F
Wind: 5.1 mph WSW
Gusts: 10.7 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 67%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Ball State (Away)

This Week: 525.0 miles
Last Week: 161.3 miles
Season Total: 806.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 7

Auburn (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 1371.0 miles
Season Total: 1371.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Ball State -19.8
Auburn 11.7
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 525 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity 88,043
Elevation 686 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 29.2°F
Wind Speed 5.1 mph
Your Line Auburn +31.5
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Ball State vs Auburn?

Ball State: Key Factors

Auburn: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Ball State travels 525 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Ball State arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Auburn won by 39 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at Jordan-Hare Stadium?

At 29.2°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 Ball State and Auburn compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Auburn (11.7) over Ball State (-19.8) by 31.5 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Auburn brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). 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

Auburn won this game.