Week 2
Joan C. Edwards Stadium

Middle Tennessee @ Marshall , Week 2, Sep 12, 2026

0-0 CUSA Power rating: -20.2
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -6.0

Is there value in the Middle Tennessee vs Marshall line?

Market line
None posted
PM Implied
MRSH -0.8
Blue Chip model
MRSH -16.1
Edge
No line posted
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Betting information

Prediction markets
MRSH 52% win chance (Kalshi)

Marshall (power rating: -6.0) holds a 14.2-point advantage over Middle Tennessee (-20.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Marshall's home field adds 1.9 points to that advantage at Joan C. Edwards 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 Middle Tennessee vs Marshall at Joan C. Edwards Stadium?

The latest reading for Joan C. Edwards Stadium shows Light rain shower, 72°F with winds of 5 mph. There is a 67% chance of rain, though little accumulation is expected. Blue Chip has not been able to measure a reliable line effect from rain, so treat this as context rather than signal. 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.

What do prediction markets say about Middle Tennessee vs Marshall?

Prediction markets on Kalshi price Marshall as 52% favorites to beat Middle Tennessee (46%). That implies a market-derived spread of Marshall -0.8. The Blue Chip model makes it Marshall -16.1, a notable divergence from the Kalshi consensus. Use the line value calculator below to compare prediction market probabilities against your own line.

How do Middle Tennessee and Marshall compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Marshall (-6.0) over Middle Tennessee (-20.2) by 14.2 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Marshall brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9). 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 Marshall -16.1. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Light rain shower

72°F

Rain67%
Precip0.02"
Humidity98%
Wind5 mph SSW
Gusts11 mph
Wind map for Middle Tennessee at Marshall: aerial view of Joan C. Edwards Stadium, wind from the SSW at 4.5 mph, gusting to 11 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
07:00 PM EDT
Venue
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Capacity
30,475
Elevation
554 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Middle TennesseeAway MarshallHome
This week281 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game588 miles
Season total281 miles588 miles
Body clock18:0019:00
Rest7 days7 days

Middle Tennessee travels 281 miles to this game, a short road trip. Middle Tennessee arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.