Ohio State (power rating: 27.8) carries a 12.4-point advantage over Nebraska (15.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Nebraska's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8) narrows that gap at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE). Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Ohio State's trip and 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 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) shows Light rain, 63°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. There is a 59% chance of rain, though little accumulation is expected. Blue Chip has not been able to measure a reliable line effect from rain, so treat this as context rather than signal. 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.
Light rain
63°F
| Measure | Ohio StateAway | NebraskaHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 723 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 2,331 miles |
| Season total | 8,130 miles | 7,238 miles |
| Body clock | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Ohio State travels 723 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. Ohio State 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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