Week 2
Protective Stadium

UL Monroe @ UAB , Week 2, Sep 12, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -19.4
0-0 American Power rating: -15.4

Is there value in the UL Monroe vs UAB line?

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Blue Chip model
UAB -7.1
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UAB (power rating: -15.4) holds a 4.0-point advantage over UL Monroe (-19.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UAB's home field adds 2.8 points to that advantage at Protective 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 UL Monroe vs UAB at Protective Stadium?

The latest reading for Protective Stadium shows Clear, 80°F with winds of 4 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 UL Monroe and UAB compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor UAB (-15.4) over UL Monroe (-19.4) by 4.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. UAB brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). 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 UAB -7.1. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

80°F

Rain5%
Precip0.00"
Humidity58%
Wind4 mph ENE
Gusts10 mph
Wind map for UL Monroe at UAB: aerial view of Protective Stadium, wind from the ENE at 3.8 mph, gusting to 10.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
02:30 PM CDT
Venue
Protective Stadium
Capacity
47,100
Elevation
623 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure UL MonroeAway UABHome
This week313 miles0 miles
Last week401 miles920 miles
Season total714 miles920 miles
Body clock14:3014:30
Rest7 days8 days

UL Monroe travels 313 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.