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Week 3 • September 14, 2025, 12:30 AM UTC
Akron @ UAB
0-2
MAC
Power Rank: -20.0
28 FINAL 31
1-1
American
Power Rank: -13.1
Akron covered by 8.5 | Game went Over by 5.5

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UAB defeated Akron 31–28 in a nail-biter.

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General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:30 PM CDT
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Capacity: 47,100
Elevation: 623 ft
HFA Rating: 2.3
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread UAB -11.5
Total (O/U) 53.5
Expected Score AKR 21.0 - 32.5 UAB
Power Rank Implied Line UAB +6.9
Prediction Markets Akron 50% UAB 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

24.0°F

Wind Chill: 18.0°F
Wind: 4.5 mph NNW
Gusts: 7.3 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 63%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Akron (Away)

This Week: 596.3 miles
Last Week: 1588.6 miles
Season Total: 2409.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 20:30
Rest Days: 8

UAB (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 1373.5 miles
Season Total: 2472.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 8

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Betting Information
Current Line UAB -11.5
Total Points 53.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Akron -20.0
UAB -13.1
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 596 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Protective Stadium
Capacity 47,100
Elevation 623 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 24.0°F
Wind Speed 4.5 mph
Your Line UAB +6.9
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What are the key factors for Akron vs UAB?

Akron: Key Factors

UAB: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Akron travels 596 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Akron arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

UAB won by 3 in a nail-biter.

Akron covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Over by 5.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Protective Stadium?

At 24.0°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 Akron and UAB compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour UAB (-13.1) over Akron (-20.0) by 6.9 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. UAB 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.

Where can I find more data on Akron and UAB?

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Model & Methodology

UAB won and Akron covered the spread.