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Week 11 •
FirstBank Stadium

Alabama @ Vanderbilt

5-0 SEC Power rating: 27.3
3-2 SEC Power rating: 4.8

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Is there value in the Alabama vs Vanderbilt line?

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ALA -21.0
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Alabama (power rating: 27.3) carries a 22.5-point advantage over Vanderbilt (4.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Vanderbilt's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 1.5) narrows that gap at FirstBank Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Alabama vs Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium?

The latest reading for FirstBank Stadium shows Clear, 73°F with winds of 3 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. 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.

How do Alabama and Vanderbilt compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Alabama (27.3) over Vanderbilt (4.8) by 22.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Vanderbilt faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Vanderbilt brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.5). 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 Alabama and Vanderbilt?

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Blue Chip makes this Alabama -21.0. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

73°F

Rain3%
Precip0.00"
Humidity59%
Wind3 mph S
Gusts5 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Alabama at Vanderbilt: aerial view of FirstBank Stadium, wind from the S at 2.9 mph, gusting to 4.9 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 11
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
FirstBank Stadium
Capacity
40,350
Elevation
551 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

AlabamaAway VanderbiltHome
This week207 miles0 miles
Last week575 miles434 miles
Season total2,238 miles1,801 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Alabama travels 207 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.

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