Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC
New Hampshire @ Ball State
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -20.8
29 FINAL 34
0-2
MAC
Power Rank: -19.6

Ball State defeated New Hampshire 34–29 in a closely contested finish.

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General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 02:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Scheumann Stadium
Capacity: 16,319
Elevation: 951 ft
HFA Rating: 2.8
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Ball State +1.2
Prediction Markets Ball State 56% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Moderate or heavy snow showers

Moderate or heavy snow showers

26.6°F

Wind Chill: 17.9°F
Wind: 8.9 mph WSW
Gusts: 13.4 mph
Precipitation: 0.02"
Humidity: 96%
Rain Chance: 100%
Snow Chance: 83%

Travel & Rest

New Hampshire (Away)

This Week: 774.6 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 2323.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 7

Ball State (Home)

This Week: 0.1 miles
Last Week: 1050.0 miles
Season Total: 1331.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
New Hampshire -20.8
Ball State -19.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 775 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Scheumann Stadium
Capacity 16,319
Elevation 951 ft
Weather: Moderate or heavy snow showers
Temperature 26.6°F
Wind Speed 8.9 mph
Your Line Ball State +1.2
Implied Value

What are the key factors for New Hampshire vs Ball State?

New Hampshire: Key Factors

Ball State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

New Hampshire travels 775 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Ball State won by 5 in a closely contested finish.

Does weather affect this game at Scheumann Stadium?

At 26.6°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 New Hampshire and Ball State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Ball State (-19.6) over New Hampshire (-20.8) by 1.2 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Ball State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). 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.

Sources

Weather

Ball State won this game.