Week 3
Reser Stadium

Montana @ Oregon State , Week 3, Sep 20, 2026

0-0 Big Sky Power rating: 1.0
0-0 Pac-12 Power rating: -9.5

Is there value in the Montana vs Oregon State line?

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Blue Chip model
Mon -6.8
Edge
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Montana (power rating: 1.0) carries a 10.5-point advantage over Oregon State (-9.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Oregon State's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.7) narrows that gap at Reser Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Montana vs Oregon State at Reser Stadium?

The latest reading for Reser Stadium shows Clear, 56°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 Montana and Oregon State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Montana (1.0) over Oregon State (-9.5) by 10.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Oregon State faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Oregon State brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.7). 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 Montana -6.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

56°F

Rain12%
Precip0.00"
Humidity88%
Wind4 mph NW
Gusts15 mph
Wind map for Montana at Oregon State: aerial view of Reser Stadium, wind from the NW at 4 mph, gusting to 15.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 3
Kickoff (local)
08:00 PM PDT
Venue
Reser Stadium
Capacity
35,548
Elevation
233 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure MontanaAway Oregon StateHome
This week477 miles0 miles
Last weekBye weekHome game
Season total477 miles3,672 miles
Body clock21:0020:00
Rest8 days8 days

Montana travels 477 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. Montana arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.