Week 8
Centennial Bank Stadium

Georgia State @ Arkansas State , Week 8, Oct 24, 2026

0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -18.6
0-0 Sun Belt Power rating: -9.0

Is there value in the Georgia State vs Arkansas State line?

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ARST -13.2
Edge
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Arkansas State (power rating: -9.0) holds a 9.6-point advantage over Georgia State (-18.6) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Arkansas State's home field adds 3.1 points to that advantage at Centennial Bank Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges the heat. 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 Georgia State vs Arkansas State at Centennial Bank Stadium?

The latest reading for Centennial Bank Stadium shows Clear, 88°F, heat index 90°F with winds of 13 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.

How do Georgia State and Arkansas State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Arkansas State (-9.0) over Georgia State (-18.6) by 9.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Arkansas 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 Arkansas State -13.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of September 5, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

88°F

Rain1%
Precip0.00"
Humidity43%
Wind13 mph SSW
Gusts30 mph
Heat index90°F
Wind map for Georgia State at Arkansas State: aerial view of Centennial Bank Stadium, wind from the SSW at 12.5 mph, gusting to 29.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
06:00 PM CDT
Venue
Centennial Bank Stadium
Capacity
16,343
Elevation
302 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Georgia StateAway Arkansas StateHome
This week385 miles0 miles
Last week895 miles642 miles
Season total2,127 miles2,441 miles
Body clock19:0018:00
Rest7 days7 days

Georgia State travels 385 miles to this game, a short road trip. Georgia State arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.