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Week 12 •
Protective Stadium

UTSA @ UAB

0-0 American Power rating: 1.4
0-0 American Power rating: -15.4

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Is there value in the UTSA vs UAB line?

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UTSA -13.7
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1 UTSA1 UAB2 UTSA2 UAB3 UTSA3 UABModel: UTSA -13.7

UTSA (power rating: 1.4) carries a 16.8-point advantage over UAB (-15.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UAB's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8) narrows that gap at Protective Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from 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.

Does weather affect UTSA vs UAB at Protective Stadium?

The latest reading for Protective Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 78°F with winds of 5 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. 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 UTSA and UAB compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor UTSA (1.4) over UAB (-15.4) by 16.8 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, UAB faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. UAB 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.

Where can I find more data on UTSA and UAB?

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Model & Methodology

Blue Chip makes this UTSA -13.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Partly Cloudy

78°F

Rain7%
Precip0.00"
Humidity70%
Wind5 mph NNE
Gusts8 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for UTSA at UAB: aerial view of Protective Stadium, wind from the NNE at 4.5 mph, gusting to 7.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CST
Venue
Protective Stadium
Capacity
47,100
Elevation
623 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

UTSAAway UABHome
This week744 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,561 miles
Season total4,652 miles4,591 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

UTSA travels 744 miles to this game, a moderate 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.