Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
St. Francis (PA) @ Buffalo
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -36.4
6 FINAL 45
0-1
MAC
Power Rank: -10.6

Buffalo defeated St. Francis (PA) 45–6 in a dominant performance.

St. Francis (PA) @ Buffalo Preview

General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: UB Stadium
Capacity: 25,013
Elevation: 600 ft
HFA Rating: 2.4
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Buffalo +25.8
Prediction Markets Buffalo 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Heavy snow

Heavy snow

24.8°F

Wind Chill: 13.1°F
Wind: 13.4 mph WSW
Gusts: 20.3 mph
Precipitation: 0.01"
Humidity: 95%
Rain Chance: 100%
Snow Chance: 100%

Travel & Rest

St. Francis (PA) (Away)

This Week: 172.2 miles
Last Week: 1852.3 miles
Season Total: 2368.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 9

Buffalo (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 1463.8 miles
Season Total: 1463.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 8

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
St. Francis (PA) -36.4
Buffalo -10.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 172 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest St. Francis (PA) +1
HFA: UB Stadium
Capacity 25,013
Elevation 600 ft
Weather: Heavy snow
Temperature 24.8°F
Wind Speed 13.4 mph
Your Line Buffalo +25.8
Implied Value

What are the key factors for St. Francis (PA) vs Buffalo?

St. Francis (PA): Key Factors

Buffalo: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

St. Francis (PA) travels 172 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Buffalo won by 39 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at UB Stadium?

At 24.8°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 100%, 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 St. Francis (PA) and Buffalo compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Buffalo (-10.6) over St. Francis (PA) (-36.4) by 25.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Buffalo 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

Buffalo won this game.