South Alabama (power rating: -7.2) holds a 2.3-point advantage over App State (-9.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. South Alabama's home field adds 2.4 points to that advantage at Hancock Whitney 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.
The latest reading for Hancock Whitney Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 67°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 25 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.
Partly Cloudy
67°F

| Measure | App StateAway | South AlabamaHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 534 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 161 miles |
| Season total | 2,654 miles | 3,989 miles |
| Body clock | 15:00 | 14:00 |
| Rest | 6 days | 6 days |
App State travels 534 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. App State arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.