Week 12 •
Dix Stadium

Miami (OH) @ Kent State , Week 12, Nov 18, 2026

2-3 MAC Power rating: -9.7
2-3 MAC Power rating: -18.7

Is there value in the Miami (OH) vs Kent State line?

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Blue Chip model
M-OH -6.3
Edge
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Miami (OH) (power rating: -9.7) carries a 9.0-point advantage over Kent State (-18.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Kent State's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4) narrows that gap at Dix 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.

Does weather affect Miami (OH) vs Kent State at Dix Stadium?

The latest reading for Dix Stadium shows Overcast, 49°F, wind chill 43°F with winds of 13 mph. Gusts reaching 22 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.

How do Miami (OH) and Kent State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Miami (OH) (-9.7) over Kent State (-18.7) by 9.0 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Kent State faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Kent State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). 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.

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Weather

Blue Chip makes this Miami (OH) -6.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

49°F

Rain19%
Precip0.00"
Humidity73%
Wind13 mph NNW
Gusts22 mph
Wind chill43°F
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Miami (OH) at Kent State: aerial view of Dix Stadium, wind from the NNW at 12.8 mph, gusting to 21.8 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
07:00 PM EST
Venue
Dix Stadium
Capacity
25,319
Elevation
1,063 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Miami (OH)Away Kent StateHome
This week212 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game243 miles
Season total2,684 miles8,004 miles
Body clock19:0019:00
Rest7 days7 days

Miami (OH) 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.