Week 4
Protective Stadium

Navy @ UAB , Week 4, Sep 25, 2026

0-0 American Power rating: 3.2
0-0 American Power rating: -15.4

Is there value in the Navy vs UAB line?

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NAVY -15.9
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1 NAVY1 UAB2 NAVY2 UAB3 NAVY3 UABModel: NAVY -15.9

Navy (power rating: 3.2) carries a 18.6-point advantage over UAB (-15.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UAB's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8) narrows that gap at Protective Stadium. Beyond home field, the model charges Navy's bye week, with a slighter reading for Navy's trip and 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 Navy 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 Navy and UAB compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Navy (3.2) over UAB (-15.4) by 18.6 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, UAB faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. 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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Blue Chip makes this Navy -15.9. 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 Navy at UAB: aerial view of Protective Stadium, wind from the ENE at 3.8 mph, gusting to 10.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 4
Kickoff (local)
06:00 PM CDT
Venue
Protective Stadium
Capacity
47,100
Elevation
623 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure NavyAway UABHome
This week687 miles0 miles
Last weekBye week766 miles
Season total2,474 miles1,686 miles
Body clock19:0018:00
Rest13 days5 days

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