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Week 13 •
InfoCision Stadium

Buffalo @ Akron

0-0 MAC Power rating: -14.4
0-0 MAC Power rating: -19.3

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Is there value in the Buffalo vs Akron line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
BUF -2.8
Edge
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Buffalo (power rating: -14.4) carries a 4.9-point advantage over Akron (-19.3) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Akron's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1) narrows that gap at InfoCision 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 Buffalo vs Akron at InfoCision Stadium?

The latest reading for InfoCision Stadium shows Clear, 60°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 Buffalo and Akron compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Buffalo (-14.4) over Akron (-19.3) by 4.9 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Akron faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Akron brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1). 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 Buffalo and Akron?

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Model & Methodology

Blue Chip makes this Buffalo -2.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

60°F

Rain6%
Precip0.00"
Humidity71%
Wind5 mph E
Gusts5 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Buffalo at Akron: aerial view of InfoCision Stadium, wind from the E at 4.9 mph, gusting to 5.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 13
Kickoff (local)
12:00 PM EST
Venue
InfoCision Stadium
Capacity
30,000
Elevation
1,047 ft
Surface
Unknown

Travel and rest

BuffaloAway AkronHome
This week193 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game945 miles
Season total4,995 miles3,847 miles
Body clock12:0012:00
Rest9 days9 days

Buffalo travels 193 miles to this game, a short 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.