Week 4 • September 20, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
Gardner-Webb @ Ohio
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -20.2
35 FINAL 52
1-2
MAC
Power Rank: -0.4

Ohio defeated Gardner-Webb 52–35 to secure a comfortable win.

Gardner-Webb @ Ohio Preview

General Information

Week: Week 4
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: Peden Stadium
Capacity: 25,210
Elevation: 640 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Ohio -35.5
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Ohio +19.8
Prediction Markets Ohio 50% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Moderate snow

Moderate snow

27.3°F

Wind Chill: 19.0°F
Wind: 8.1 mph SW
Gusts: 12.5 mph
Precipitation: 0.02"
Humidity: 96%
Rain Chance: 100%
Snow Chance: 79%

Travel & Rest

Gardner-Webb (Away)

This Week: 282.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 1217.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Ohio (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 135.5 miles
Season Total: 1577.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line Ohio -35.5
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Gardner-Webb -20.2
Ohio -0.4
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 282 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Peden Stadium
Capacity 25,210
Elevation 640 ft
Weather: Moderate snow
Temperature 27.3°F
Wind Speed 8.1 mph
Your Line Ohio +19.8
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Gardner-Webb vs Ohio?

Gardner-Webb: Key Factors

Ohio: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Gardner-Webb travels 282 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Ohio won by 17 to secure a comfortable win.

Gardner-Webb covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

Does weather affect this game at Peden Stadium?

At 27.3°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 Gardner-Webb and Ohio compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Ohio (-0.4) over Gardner-Webb (-20.2) by 19.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Ohio brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). 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

Ohio won and Gardner-Webb covered the spread.