Week 5 • September 27, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
3-0
Big 12
Power Rank: 8.6
14 FINAL 39
3-0
Big 12
Power Rank: 10.1
Iowa State covered by 18.5 | Game went Over by 2.5

Iowa State defeated Arizona 39–14 to secure a comfortable win.

Arizona @ Iowa State Preview

General Information

Week: Week 5
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:00 PM CDT
Stadium: Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 61,500
Elevation: 915 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Iowa State -6.5
Total (O/U) 50.5
Expected Score ARIZ 22.0 - 28.5 ISU
Power Rank Implied Line Iowa State +1.5
Prediction Markets Iowa State 64% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

16.3°F

Wind Chill: 7.6°F
Wind: 6.0 mph N
Gusts: 8.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 83%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Arizona (Away)

This Week: 1166.6 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 1367.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 16:00
Rest Days: 14

Iowa State (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 8690.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 14

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Betting Information
Current Line Iowa State -6.5
Total Points 50.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Arizona 8.6
Iowa State 10.1
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1167 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity 61,500
Elevation 915 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 16.3°F
Wind Speed 6.0 mph
Your Line Iowa State +1.5
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Arizona vs Iowa State?

Arizona: Key Factors

Iowa State: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Arizona travels 1,167 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Arizona arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

Iowa State won by 25 to secure a comfortable win.

Iowa State covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 2.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Jack Trice Stadium?

At 16.3°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.

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 Arizona and Iowa State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Iowa State (10.1) over Arizona (8.6) by 1.5 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Iowa State 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

Iowa State won and Iowa State covered the spread.