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Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC
Samford @ Baylor
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -29.6
7 FINAL 42
1-1
Big 12
Power Rank: 10.7

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Baylor defeated Samford 42–7 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 11:00 AM CDT
Stadium: McLane Stadium
Capacity: 45,140
Elevation: 404 ft
HFA Rating: 2.4
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Baylor +40.3
Prediction Markets Baylor 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Sunny

Sunny

54.7°F

Wind Chill: 51.9°F
Wind: 11.0 mph SW
Gusts: 14.8 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 48%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Samford (Away)

This Week: 616.4 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 1803.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 11:00
Rest Days: 7

Baylor (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 180.6 miles
Season Total: 180.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 11:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line —
Total Points —
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Samford -29.6
Baylor 10.7
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 616 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: McLane Stadium
Capacity 45,140
Elevation 404 ft
Weather: Sunny
Temperature 54.7°F
Wind Speed 11.0 mph
Your Line Baylor +40.3
Implied Value —

What are the key factors for Samford vs Baylor?

Samford: Key Factors

Baylor: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Samford travels 616 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Baylor won by 35 in a dominant performance.

How do Samford and Baylor compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Baylor (10.7) over Samford (-29.6) by 40.3 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Baylor 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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Baylor won this game.