Illinois (power rating: 10.8) holds a 15.9-point advantage over Purdue (-5.1) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Illinois's home field adds 2.2 points to that advantage at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL). 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.
The latest reading for Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) shows Clear, 66°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.
Clear
66°F
| Measure | PurdueAway | IllinoisHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 73 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 553 miles |
| Season total | 3,604 miles | 553 miles |
| Body clock | 00:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Purdue travels 73 miles to this game, a short road trip. Purdue arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.
