Week 3
Hancock Whitney Stadium

Ohio @ South Alabama , Week 3, Sep 19, 2026

0-0 MAC Power rating: -4.8
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -10.8

Is there value in the Ohio vs South Alabama line?

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Blue Chip model
OHIO -3.3
Edge
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Ohio (power rating: -4.8) carries a 6.0-point advantage over South Alabama (-10.8) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. South Alabama's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4) narrows that gap at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Ohio's trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Ohio vs South Alabama at Hancock Whitney Stadium?

The latest reading for Hancock Whitney Stadium shows Light rain shower, 78°F with winds of 4 mph. There is a 52% chance of rain, though little accumulation is expected. Blue Chip has not been able to measure a reliable line effect from rain, so treat this as context rather than signal. 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 Ohio and South Alabama compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Ohio (-4.8) over South Alabama (-10.8) by 6.0 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, South Alabama faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. South Alabama 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 Ohio -3.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Light rain shower

78°F

Rain52%
Precip0.02"
Humidity91%
Wind4 mph SSW
Gusts9 mph
Wind map for Ohio at South Alabama: aerial view of Hancock Whitney Stadium, wind from the SSW at 4.3 mph, gusting to 8.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 3
Kickoff (local)
06:00 PM CDT
Venue
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Capacity
25,450
Elevation
197 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure OhioAway South AlabamaHome
This week687 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game252 miles
Season total2,247 miles252 miles
Body clock19:0018:00
Rest7 days7 days

Ohio travels 687 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. Ohio arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.