Week 4
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

Northwestern @ Indiana , Week 4, Sep 26, 2026

0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 3.5
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 27.6

Is there value in the Northwestern vs Indiana line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
IU -26.7
Edge
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Indiana (power rating: 27.6) holds a 24.1-point advantage over Northwestern (3.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Indiana's home field adds 2.6 points to that advantage at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN). 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 Northwestern vs Indiana at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)?

The latest reading for Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) shows Mist, 65°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 Northwestern and Indiana compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Indiana (27.6) over Northwestern (3.5) by 24.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Indiana brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). 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 Indiana -26.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Mist

65°F

Rain21%
Precip0.00"
Humidity97%
Wind4 mph N
Gusts9 mph
Wind map for Northwestern at Indiana: aerial view of Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), wind from the N at 4.3 mph, gusting to 8.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 4
Kickoff (local)
08:00 PM EDT
Venue
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Capacity
52,626
Elevation
787 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure NorthwesternAway IndianaHome
This week207 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total207 miles0 miles
Body clock19:0020:00
Rest7 days7 days

Northwestern travels 207 miles to this game, a short road trip. Northwestern arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.