Week 2
Camp Randall Stadium

Western Illinois @ Wisconsin , Week 2, Sep 12, 2026

0-0 OVC Power rating: -30.8
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 4.7

Is there value in the Western Illinois vs Wisconsin line?

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Blue Chip model
WIS -37.2
Edge
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Wisconsin (power rating: 4.7) holds a 35.5-point advantage over Western Illinois (-30.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Wisconsin's home field adds 2.0 points to that advantage at Camp Randall Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the 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 Western Illinois vs Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium?

The latest reading for Camp Randall Stadium shows Clear, 63°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 22 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. 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 Western Illinois and Wisconsin compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Wisconsin (4.7) over Western Illinois (-30.8) by 35.5 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Wisconsin brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.0). 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 Wisconsin -37.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

63°F

Rain26%
Precip0.00"
Humidity96%
Wind9 mph ESE
Gusts22 mph
Wind map for Western Illinois at Wisconsin: aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium, wind from the ESE at 9.4 mph, gusting to 21.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
06:15 PM CDT
Venue
Camp Randall Stadium
Capacity
76,057
Elevation
909 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Western IllinoisAway WisconsinHome
This week191 miles0 miles
Last weekBye week239 miles
Season total191 miles239 miles
Body clock18:1518:15
Rest7 days6 days

Western Illinois travels 191 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.