Week 2
Williams-Brice Stadium

Towson @ South Carolina , Week 2, Sep 12, 2026

0-0 CAA Power rating: -17.5
0-0 SEC Power rating: 10.2

Is there value in the Towson vs South Carolina line?

Market line
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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
SC -30.3
Edge
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South Carolina (power rating: 10.2) holds a 27.7-point advantage over Towson (-17.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. South Carolina's home field adds 2.4 points to that advantage at Williams-Brice 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 Towson vs South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium?

The latest reading for Williams-Brice Stadium shows Clear, 78°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 Towson and South Carolina compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor South Carolina (10.2) over Towson (-17.5) by 27.7 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. South 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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Weather

Blue Chip makes this South Carolina -30.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

78°F

Rain12%
Precip0.00"
Humidity84%
Wind8 mph SW
Gusts13 mph
Wind map for Towson at South Carolina: aerial view of Williams-Brice Stadium, wind from the SW at 7.8 mph, gusting to 13.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
07:00 PM EDT
Venue
Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity
77,559
Elevation
243 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure TowsonAway South CarolinaHome
This week446 miles0 miles
Last week57 milesHome game
Season total503 miles-0 miles
Body clock19:0019:00
Rest7 days7 days

Towson travels 446 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.