Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
1-0
Sun Belt
Power Rank: -6.3
16 FINAL 27
0-1
ACC
Power Rank: 8.4
Troy covered by 21.5 | Game went Under by 8.5

Clemson defeated Troy 27–16 in a double-digit victory.

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General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Capacity: 81,500
Elevation: 709 ft
HFA Rating: 2.3
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Clemson -32.5
Total (O/U) 51.5
Expected Score TROY 9.5 - 42.0 CLEM
Power Rank Implied Line Clemson +14.7
Prediction Markets Clemson 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

31.0°F

Wind Chill: 23.8°F
Wind: 7.8 mph WSW
Gusts: 16.4 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 78%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Troy (Away)

This Week: 267.9 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1483.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:30
Rest Days: 7

Clemson (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 230.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Clemson -32.5
Total Points 51.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Troy -6.3
Clemson 8.4
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 268 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Capacity 81,500
Elevation 709 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 31.0°F
Wind Speed 7.8 mph
Your Line Clemson +14.7
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Troy vs Clemson?

Troy: Key Factors

Clemson: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Troy travels 268 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Troy arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Clemson won by 11 in a double-digit victory.

Troy covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Under by 8.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)?

At 31.0°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 Troy and Clemson compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Clemson (8.4) over Troy (-6.3) by 14.7 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Clemson brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3). 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

Clemson won and Troy covered the spread.