Louisiana Tech (power rating: -7.5) holds a 8.2-point advantage over Southern Miss (-15.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Louisiana Tech's home field adds 3.2 points to that advantage at Joe Aillet Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the warm 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 Joe Aillet Stadium shows Clear, 83°F, heat index 86°F with winds of 5 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.
Clear
83°F
| Measure | Southern MissAway | Louisiana TechHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 212 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 792 miles |
| Season total | 1,674 miles | 2,325 miles |
| Body clock | 23:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 8 days | 7 days |
Southern Miss travels 212 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.
