Week 7
Bill Snyder Family Stadium

Kansas @ Kansas State , Week 7, Oct 17, 2026

0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 4.4
0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 10.8

Is there value in the Kansas vs Kansas State line?

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KSU -9.3
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Kansas State (power rating: 10.8) holds a 6.4-point advantage over Kansas (4.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Kansas State's home field adds 3.1 points to that advantage at Bill Snyder Family 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 Kansas vs Kansas State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium?

The latest reading for Bill Snyder Family Stadium shows Overcast, 77°F with winds of 10 mph. Gusts reaching 21 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 Kansas and Kansas State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Kansas State (10.8) over Kansas (4.4) by 6.4 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Kansas State brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.1). 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 Kansas State -9.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

77°F

Rain47%
Precip0.02"
Humidity67%
Wind10 mph SSE
Gusts21 mph
Wind map for Kansas at Kansas State: aerial view of Bill Snyder Family Stadium, wind from the SSE at 9.6 mph, gusting to 20.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 7
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Capacity
50,000
Elevation
1,129 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure KansasAway Kansas StateHome
This week74 miles0 miles
Last week1,780 milesHome game
Season total10,613 miles1,296 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Kansas travels 74 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.