Texas Tech (power rating: 14.7) carries a 6.4-point advantage over Cincinnati (8.3) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Cincinnati's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8) narrows that gap at Nippert Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Texas Tech's trip and 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.
The latest reading for Nippert Stadium shows Overcast, 67°F with winds of 5 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.
Overcast
67°F
| Measure | Texas TechAway | CincinnatiHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 1,038 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 493 miles |
| Season total | 4,742 miles | 3,603 miles |
| Body clock | 23:00 | 00:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Texas Tech travels 1,038 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Texas Tech arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.
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