Week 4
S.B. Ballard Stadium

James Madison @ Old Dominion , Week 4, Sep 26, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: 4.6
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: 2.0

Is there value in the James Madison vs Old Dominion line?

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James Madison (power rating: 4.6) carries a 2.6-point advantage over Old Dominion (2.0) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Old Dominion's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3) narrows that gap at S.B. Ballard 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 James Madison vs Old Dominion at S.B. Ballard Stadium?

The latest reading for S.B. Ballard Stadium shows Overcast, 83°F, heat index 87°F with winds of 10 mph. Gusts reaching 22 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. 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 James Madison and Old Dominion compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor James Madison (4.6) over Old Dominion (2.0) by 2.6 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Old Dominion faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Old Dominion brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3). 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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Blue Chip makes this James Madison -0.1. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

83°F

Rain16%
Precip0.00"
Humidity65%
Wind10 mph SW
Gusts22 mph
Heat index87°F
Wind map for James Madison at Old Dominion: aerial view of S.B. Ballard Stadium, wind from the SW at 9.6 mph, gusting to 22.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 4
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
S.B. Ballard Stadium
Capacity
21,944
Elevation
13 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure James MadisonAway Old DominionHome
This week177 miles0 miles
Last week4,345 milesHome game
Season total4,522 miles457 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest6 days7 days

James Madison travels 177 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.