Wake Forest (power rating: 10.5) carries a 1.7-point advantage over SMU (8.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. SMU's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.8) narrows that gap at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Wake Forest's trip and 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 Gerald J. Ford Stadium shows Clear, 81°F, heat index 85°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 23 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
81°F
| Measure | Wake ForestAway | SMUHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 969 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | Home game |
| Season total | 7,367 miles | 5,599 miles |
| Body clock | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Wake Forest travels 969 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Wake Forest 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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