Week 2
Valley Children's Stadium

Sacramento State @ Fresno State , Week 2, Sep 13, 2026

0-1 MAC Power rating: -24.5
0-0 Pac-12 Power rating: -3.9

Is there value in the Sacramento State vs Fresno State line?

Market line
None posted
PM Implied
FRES -10.4
Blue Chip model
FRES -23.4
Edge
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Betting information

Prediction markets
FRES 84% win chance (Kalshi)

Fresno State (power rating: -3.9) holds a 20.6-point advantage over Sacramento State (-24.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Fresno State's home field adds 2.5 points to that advantage at Valley Children's 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 Sacramento State vs Fresno State at Valley Children's Stadium?

The latest reading for Valley Children's Stadium shows Clear, 80°F with winds of 10 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.

What do prediction markets say about Sacramento State vs Fresno State?

Prediction markets on Kalshi price Fresno State as 84% favorites to beat Sacramento State (17%). That implies a market-derived spread of Fresno State -10.4. The Blue Chip model makes it Fresno State -23.4, a notable divergence from the Kalshi consensus. Use the line value calculator below to compare prediction market probabilities against your own line.

How do Sacramento State and Fresno State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Fresno State (-3.9) over Sacramento State (-24.5) by 20.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Fresno State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5). 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.

Sources

Weather

Blue Chip makes this Fresno State -23.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

80°F

Rain1%
Precip0.00"
Humidity22%
Wind10 mph WNW
Gusts16 mph
Wind map for Sacramento State at Fresno State: aerial view of Valley Children's Stadium, wind from the WNW at 9.8 mph, gusting to 16.4 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 2
Kickoff (local)
07:30 PM PDT
Venue
Valley Children's Stadium
Capacity
30,000
Elevation
351 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Sacramento StateAway Fresno StateHome
This week151 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game420 miles
Season total4,135 miles420 miles
Body clock19:3019:30
Rest7 days8 days

Sacramento State travels 151 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.