Week 12 •
Ross-Ade Stadium

Wisconsin @ Purdue , Week 12, Nov 21, 2026

4-1 Big Ten Power rating: 12.2
2-3 Big Ten Power rating: -0.9

Is there value in the Wisconsin vs Purdue line?

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WIS -10.9
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Wisconsin (power rating: 12.2) carries a 13.1-point advantage over Purdue (-0.9) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Purdue's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9) narrows that gap at Ross-Ade 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 Wisconsin vs Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium?

The latest reading for Ross-Ade Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 50°F, wind chill 46°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 21 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 Wisconsin and Purdue compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Wisconsin (12.2) over Purdue (-0.9) by 13.1 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Purdue faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Purdue brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9). 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 Wisconsin -10.9. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Partly Cloudy

50°F

Rain13%
Precip0.00"
Humidity77%
Wind9 mph NE
Gusts21 mph
Wind chill46°F
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Wisconsin at Purdue: aerial view of Ross-Ade Stadium, wind from the NE at 9.2 mph, gusting to 21.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EST
Venue
Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity
61,441
Elevation
663 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure WisconsinAway PurdueHome
This week223 miles0 miles
Last week1,417 miles513 miles
Season total6,728 miles5,143 miles
Body clock23:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

Wisconsin travels 223 miles to this game, a short road trip. Wisconsin arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.