Week 5
Huntington Bank Stadium

Michigan @ Minnesota , Week 5, Oct 3, 2026

0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 17.2
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 5.6

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MICH -8.6
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Michigan (power rating: 17.2) carries a 11.6-point advantage over Minnesota (5.6) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Minnesota's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8) narrows that gap at Huntington Bank Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the 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 Michigan vs Minnesota at Huntington Bank Stadium?

The latest reading for Huntington Bank Stadium shows Patchy rain nearby, 74°F with winds of 11 mph. Gusts reaching 27 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 Michigan and Minnesota compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Michigan (17.2) over Minnesota (5.6) by 11.6 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Minnesota faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Minnesota 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 Michigan -8.6. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Patchy rain nearby

74°F

Rain13%
Precip0.00"
Humidity60%
Wind11 mph SE
Gusts27 mph
Wind map for Michigan at Minnesota: aerial view of Huntington Bank Stadium, wind from the SE at 10.7 mph, gusting to 26.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 5
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Huntington Bank Stadium
Capacity
50,805
Elevation
840 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure MichiganAway MinnesotaHome
This week510 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game2,791 miles
Season total510 miles2,791 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Michigan travels 510 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. Michigan arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.