Week 13 •
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Florida Atlantic @ East Carolina , Week 13, Nov 27, 2026

4-1 American Power rating: -4.7
2-2 American Power rating: -4.3

Is there value in the Florida Atlantic vs East Carolina line?

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ECU -2.3
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East Carolina (power rating: -4.3) and Florida Atlantic (-4.7) are rated essentially even on a neutral field by Blue Chip Analytics. East Carolina's home field advantage (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4) is the primary differentiator at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges 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 Florida Atlantic vs East Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium?

The latest reading for Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium shows Clear, 71°F with winds of 10 mph. Gusts reaching 33 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 Florida Atlantic and East Carolina compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings rate Florida Atlantic (-4.7) and East Carolina (-4.3) as essentially equal on a neutral field. In this range, home field, travel, rest, and weather context carry more weight than the raw rating differential. East Carolina 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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Blue Chip makes this East Carolina -2.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

71°F

Rain3%
Precip0.00"
Humidity60%
Wind10 mph WSW
Gusts33 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Florida Atlantic at East Carolina: aerial view of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, wind from the WSW at 10.3 mph, gusting to 32.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 13
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EST
Venue
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Capacity
51,000
Elevation
62 ft
Surface
Hybrid

Travel and rest

Measure Florida AtlanticAway East CarolinaHome
This week656 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game880 miles
Season total9,594 miles5,224 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest6 days6 days

Florida Atlantic travels 656 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.