Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC
2-0
Big Ten
Power Rank: 26.7
34 FINAL 14
1-1
Big Ten
Power Rank: 3.2
Northwestern covered by 7.5 | Game went Under by 3.5

Oregon defeated Northwestern 34–14 to secure a comfortable win.

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General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 11:00 AM CDT
Stadium: Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Capacity: 12,023
Elevation: 581 ft
HFA Rating: 2.1
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Oregon -27.5
Total (O/U) 51.5
Expected Score ORE 39.5 - 12.0 NU
Power Rank Implied Line Oregon +23.5
Prediction Markets Oregon 97% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Light freezing rain

Light freezing rain

27.0°F

Wind Chill: 17.4°F
Wind: 10.1 mph NW
Gusts: 14.3 mph
Precipitation: 0.04"
Humidity: 89%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 81%

Travel & Rest

Oregon (Away)

This Week: 1783.3 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 2285.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 09:00
Rest Days: 7

Northwestern (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1969.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 11:00
Rest Days: 8

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Betting Information
Current Line Oregon -27.5
Total Points 51.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Oregon 26.7
Northwestern 3.2
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1783 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Northwestern +1
HFA: Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Capacity 12,023
Elevation 581 ft
Weather: Light freezing rain
Temperature 27.0°F
Wind Speed 10.1 mph
Your Line Northwestern -23.5
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Oregon vs Northwestern?

Oregon: Key Factors

Northwestern: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Oregon travels 1,783 miles to this game, a cross-country trip.

Oregon arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Oregon won by 20 to secure a comfortable win.

Northwestern covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 3.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium?

At 27.0°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.

Precipitation chance is 79%, 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 Oregon and Northwestern compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Oregon (26.7) over Northwestern (3.2) by 23.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Northwestern faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Northwestern brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1). 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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Oregon won and Northwestern covered the spread.