Week 4
Malone Stadium

Florida Atlantic @ UL Monroe , Week 4, Sep 26, 2026

0-0 American Power rating: -9.9
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -19.4

Is there value in the Florida Atlantic vs UL Monroe line?

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FAU -5.8
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1 FAU1 ULM2 FAU2 ULM3 FAU3 ULMModel: FAU -5.8

Florida Atlantic (power rating: -9.9) carries a 9.5-point advantage over UL Monroe (-19.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UL Monroe's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3) narrows that gap at Malone Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Florida Atlantic's trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Florida Atlantic vs UL Monroe at Malone Stadium?

The latest reading for Malone Stadium shows Clear, 78°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 Florida Atlantic and UL Monroe compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Florida Atlantic (-9.9) over UL Monroe (-19.4) by 9.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, UL Monroe faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. UL Monroe brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3). 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 Florida Atlantic -5.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

78°F

Rain5%
Precip0.00"
Humidity66%
Wind4 mph SSW
Gusts8 mph
Wind map for Florida Atlantic at UL Monroe: aerial view of Malone Stadium, wind from the SSW at 3.8 mph, gusting to 8.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 4
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Malone Stadium
Capacity
27,617
Elevation
92 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Florida AtlanticAway UL MonroeHome
This week836 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total1,364 miles1,027 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Florida Atlantic travels 836 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Florida Atlantic arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.