Kansas (power rating: 4.8) carries a 3.5-point advantage over West Virginia (1.3) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. West Virginia's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5) narrows that gap at Milan Puskar Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from 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 Milan Puskar Stadium shows Patchy rain nearby, 51°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 20 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.
Patchy rain nearby
51°F

| Measure | KansasAway | West VirginiaHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 820 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 2,568 miles |
| Season total | 12,402 miles | 6,819 miles |
| Body clock | 23:00 | 00:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Kansas travels 820 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Kansas arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.