Week 8
Amon G. Carter Stadium

West Virginia @ TCU , Week 8, Oct 24, 2026

0-0 Big 12 Power rating: -2.7
0-0 Big 12 Power rating: 9.4

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TCU -16.0
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1 WVU1 TCU2 WVU2 TCU3 WVU3 TCUModel: TCU -16.0

TCU (power rating: 9.4) holds a 12.1-point advantage over West Virginia (-2.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. TCU's home field adds 3.3 points to that advantage at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from West Virginia's trip and 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 West Virginia vs TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium?

The latest reading for Amon G. Carter Stadium shows Clear, 81°F, heat index 85°F with winds of 8 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 West Virginia and TCU compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor TCU (9.4) over West Virginia (-2.7) by 12.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. TCU brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3). 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 TCU -16.0. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

81°F

Rain19%
Precip0.01"
Humidity67%
Wind8 mph SW
Gusts13 mph
Heat index85°F
Wind map for West Virginia at TCU: aerial view of Amon G. Carter Stadium, wind from the SW at 8.3 mph, gusting to 13.4 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity
47,000
Elevation
646 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure West VirginiaAway TCUHome
This week1,082 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game161 miles
Season total3,169 miles11,162 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

West Virginia travels 1,082 miles to this game, a significant road trip. West Virginia arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.