Week 12 •
Huntington Bank Stadium

Northwestern @ Minnesota , Week 12, Nov 21, 2026

3-1 Big Ten Power rating: 12.5
4-1 Big Ten Power rating: 8.1

Is there value in the Northwestern vs Minnesota line?

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NU -1.4
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Northwestern (power rating: 12.5) carries a 4.4-point advantage over Minnesota (8.1) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Minnesota's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8) narrows that gap at Huntington Bank 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 Northwestern vs Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium?

The latest reading for Huntington Bank Stadium shows Overcast, 53°F with winds of 8 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.

How do Northwestern and Minnesota compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Northwestern (12.5) over Minnesota (8.1) by 4.4 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Minnesota faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Minnesota brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). 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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Blue Chip makes this Northwestern -1.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

53°F

Rain13%
Precip0.00"
Humidity55%
Wind8 mph SE
Gusts23 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Northwestern at Minnesota: aerial view of Huntington Bank Stadium, wind from the SE at 8.3 mph, gusting to 22.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
Huntington Bank Stadium
Capacity
50,805
Elevation
840 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure NorthwesternAway MinnesotaHome
This week344 miles0 miles
Last week563 miles1,659 miles
Season total5,227 miles6,402 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Northwestern travels 344 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.