Coastal Carolina (power rating: -11.3) holds a 21.1-point advantage over Fordham (-32.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Coastal Carolina's home field adds 2.5 points to that advantage at Brooks Stadium (SC). Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the warm 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 Brooks Stadium (SC) shows Clear, 82°F, heat index 87°F with winds of 10 mph. Gusts reaching 27 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.
Prediction markets on Kalshi price Coastal Carolina as 81% favorites to beat Fordham (20%). That implies a market-derived spread of Coastal Carolina -9.1. The Blue Chip model makes it Coastal Carolina -23.8, a notable divergence from the Kalshi consensus. Use the line value calculator below to compare prediction market probabilities against your own line.
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| Measure | FordhamAway | Coastal CarolinaHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 563 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | 2,425 miles | 814 miles |
| Season total | 2,989 miles | 814 miles |
| Body clock | 19:30 | 19:30 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Fordham travels 563 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.