Week 8
FBC Mortgage Stadium

BYU @ UCF , Week 8, Oct 24, 2026

0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 15.6
0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 0.6

Is there value in the BYU vs UCF line?

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BYU -10.1
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1 BYU1 UCF2 BYU2 UCF3 BYU3 UCFModel: BYU -10.1

BYU (power rating: 15.6) carries a 15.0-point advantage over UCF (0.6) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UCF's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.2) narrows that gap at FBC Mortgage Stadium. Beyond home field, the model charges UCF's bye week and BYU's long trip, with a slighter reading for the warm 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 BYU vs UCF at FBC Mortgage Stadium?

The latest reading for FBC Mortgage Stadium shows Light rain shower, 79°F with winds of 1 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 BYU and UCF compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor BYU (15.6) over UCF (0.6) by 15.0 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, UCF faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. UCF brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.2). 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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Weather

Blue Chip makes this BYU -10.1. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Light rain shower

79°F

Rain33%
Precip0.01"
Humidity74%
Wind1 mph S
Gusts2 mph
Wind map for BYU at UCF: aerial view of FBC Mortgage Stadium, wind from the S at 1.1 mph, gusting to 1.9 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
FBC Mortgage Stadium
Capacity
44,206
Elevation
75 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure BYUAway UCFHome
This week1,903 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameBye week
Season total4,495 miles5,477 miles
Body clock22:0000:00
Rest7 days14 days

BYU travels 1,903 miles to this game, a cross-country trip. A trip of this length is worth roughly two thirds of a point to the home team on the measured evidence.