Week 13
Hancock Whitney Stadium

App State @ South Alabama , Week 13, Nov 27, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -12.6
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -10.8

Is there value in the App State vs South Alabama line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
USA -4.2
Edge
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South Alabama (power rating: -10.8) holds a 1.8-point advantage over App State (-12.6) 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, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect App State vs South Alabama at Hancock Whitney Stadium?

The latest reading for Hancock Whitney Stadium shows Overcast, 77°F with winds of 4 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 App State and South Alabama compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor South Alabama (-10.8) over App State (-12.6) by 1.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. South Alabama brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). 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 South Alabama -4.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

77°F

Rain25%
Precip0.00"
Humidity93%
Wind4 mph SSE
Gusts13 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for App State at South Alabama: aerial view of Hancock Whitney Stadium, wind from the SSE at 4.3 mph, gusting to 13 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 13
Kickoff (local)
02:00 PM CST
Venue
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Capacity
25,450
Elevation
197 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure App StateAway South AlabamaHome
This week534 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game161 miles
Season total2,654 miles3,989 miles
Body clock15:0014:00
Rest6 days6 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.