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Week 6 •
Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)

Southern Miss @ Troy

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -15.7
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -7.1

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Is there value in the Southern Miss vs Troy line?

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TROY -10.4
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Troy (power rating: -7.1) holds a 8.6-point advantage over Southern Miss (-15.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Troy's home field adds 1.8 points to that advantage at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL). 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 Southern Miss vs Troy at Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)?

The latest reading for Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL) shows Mist, 77°F with winds of 6 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 Southern Miss and Troy compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Troy (-7.1) over Southern Miss (-15.7) by 8.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Troy brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.8). 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.

Where can I find more data on Southern Miss and Troy?

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Model & Methodology

Blue Chip makes this Troy -10.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Mist

77°F

Rain20%
Precip0.00"
Humidity89%
Wind6 mph S
Gusts16 mph
Wind map for Southern Miss at Troy: aerial view of Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL), wind from the S at 5.8 mph, gusting to 16.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 6
Kickoff (local)
07:00 PM CDT
Venue
Veterans Memorial Stadium (AL)
Capacity
61,831
Elevation
548 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Southern MissAway TroyHome
This week202 miles0 miles
Last weekBye weekBye week
Season total899 miles4,383 miles
Body clock19:0019:00
Rest11 days11 days

Southern Miss travels 202 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.

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