James Madison (power rating: 8.4) carries a 27.0-point advantage over Southern Miss (-18.6) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Southern Miss's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5) narrows that gap at M. M. Roberts Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from James Madison's extra rest, James Madison's trip and the conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.
The latest reading for M. M. Roberts Stadium shows Overcast, 69°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 21 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.
Overcast
69°F
| Measure | James MadisonAway | Southern MissHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 769 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 362 miles |
| Season total | 6,796 miles | 1,462 miles |
| Body clock | 20:00 | 19:00 |
| Rest | 8 days | 6 days |
James Madison travels 769 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. James Madison arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.
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