Alabama (power rating: 19.2) holds a 9.0-point advantage over South Carolina (10.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Alabama's home field adds 3.5 points to that advantage at Bryant-Denny 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.
The latest reading for Bryant-Denny Stadium shows Cloudy, 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.
Cloudy
78°F

| Measure | South CarolinaAway | AlabamaHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 380 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | Home game |
| Season total | 380 miles | 747 miles |
| Body clock | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
South Carolina travels 380 miles to this game, a short road trip. South Carolina arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.