Ohio (power rating: -8.8) holds a 12.9-point advantage over Ball State (-21.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Ohio's home field adds 3.3 points to that advantage at Peden 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 Peden Stadium shows Clear, 54°F with winds of 8 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.
Clear
54°F
| Measure | Ball StateAway | OhioHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 187 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 283 miles |
| Season total | 3,641 miles | 7,935 miles |
| Body clock | 19:00 | 19:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Ball State travels 187 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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