Week 2
Yulman Stadium

South Alabama @ Tulane , Week 2, Sep 12, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -10.8
0-0 American Power rating: 2.1

Is there value in the South Alabama vs Tulane line?

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TULN -15.8
Edge
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Tulane (power rating: 2.1) holds a 12.9-point advantage over South Alabama (-10.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Tulane's home field adds 2.7 points to that advantage at Yulman Stadium. 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.

Does weather affect South Alabama vs Tulane at Yulman Stadium?

The latest reading for Yulman Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 80°F with winds of 8 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 South Alabama and Tulane compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Tulane (2.1) over South Alabama (-10.8) by 12.9 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Tulane brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). 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 Tulane -15.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Partly Cloudy

80°F

Rain15%
Precip0.00"
Humidity79%
Wind8 mph SSW
Gusts12 mph
Wind map for South Alabama at Tulane: aerial view of Yulman Stadium, wind from the SSW at 7.6 mph, gusting to 12.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
06:00 PM CDT
Venue
Yulman Stadium
Capacity
30,000
Elevation
16 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure South AlabamaAway TulaneHome
This week126 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,541 miles
Season total126 miles1,541 miles
Body clock18:0018:00
Rest7 days7 days

South Alabama travels 126 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.