Ohio State (power rating: 32.2) carries a 17.5-point advantage over Iowa (14.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Iowa's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1) narrows that gap at Kinnick 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.
The latest reading for Kinnick Stadium shows Light rain shower, 71°F with winds of 11 mph. Gusts reaching 30 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.
Light rain shower
71°F
| Measure | Ohio StateAway | IowaHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 461 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 808 miles |
| Season total | 2,594 miles | 808 miles |
| Body clock | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Ohio State travels 461 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. Ohio State arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.
