Utah (power rating: 20.5) carries a 15.3-point advantage over TCU (5.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. TCU's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3) narrows that gap at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Utah'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 Amon G. Carter Stadium shows Clear, 83°F, heat index 87°F with winds of 11 mph. Gusts reaching 24 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
83°F
| Measure | UtahAway | TCUHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 975 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | 1,181 miles | Home game |
| Season total | 7,655 miles | 12,749 miles |
| Body clock | 22:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Utah travels 975 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Utah arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.
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