Week 2
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

Howard @ Indiana , Week 2, Sep 12, 2026

0-0 MEAC Power rating: -29.6
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 27.6

Is there value in the Howard vs Indiana line?

Market line
None posted
PM Implied
Not yet available
Blue Chip model
IU -59.8
Edge
No line posted
See details
◂ favors HOWfavors IU ▸
57.2 › IU
Adjust the power ratings by team
The power ratings row was edited directly, please click reset to adjust by team
IU
no impact
no impact
no impact
no impact
1 HOW1 IU2 HOW2 IU3 HOW3 IUModel: IU -59.8

Indiana (power rating: 27.6) holds a 57.2-point advantage over Howard (-29.6) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Indiana's home field adds 2.6 points to that advantage at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN). 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 Howard vs Indiana at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)?

The latest reading for Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) shows Clear, 68°F with winds of 3 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 Howard and Indiana compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Indiana (27.6) over Howard (-29.6) by 57.2 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Indiana brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). 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.

Sources

Weather

Blue Chip makes this Indiana -59.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

68°F

Rain14%
Precip0.00"
Humidity91%
Wind3 mph E
Gusts3 mph
Wind map for Howard at Indiana: aerial view of Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), wind from the E at 3.1 mph, gusting to 3.4 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
12:00 PM EDT
Venue
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Capacity
52,626
Elevation
787 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure HowardAway IndianaHome
This week511 miles0 miles
Last weekBye weekHome game
Season total511 miles0 miles
Body clock12:0012:00
Rest7 days7 days

Howard travels 511 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.