Week 9 •
DATCU Stadium

Florida Atlantic @ North Texas , Week 9, Oct 29, 2026

4-1 American Power rating: -4.7
3-2 American Power rating: -0.6

Is there value in the Florida Atlantic vs North Texas line?

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UNT -7.5
Edge
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North Texas (power rating: -0.6) holds a 4.1-point advantage over Florida Atlantic (-4.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. North Texas's home field adds 2.8 points to that advantage at DATCU Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Florida Atlantic'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 Florida Atlantic vs North Texas at DATCU Stadium?

The latest reading for DATCU Stadium shows Clear, 82°F, heat index 86°F with winds of 13 mph. Gusts reaching 28 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 Florida Atlantic and North Texas compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor North Texas (-0.6) over Florida Atlantic (-4.7) by 4.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. North Texas brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). 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 North Texas -7.5. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

82°F

Rain4%
Precip0.00"
Humidity63%
Wind13 mph SSE
Gusts28 mph
Heat index86°F
Wind map for Florida Atlantic at North Texas: aerial view of DATCU Stadium, wind from the SSE at 13 mph, gusting to 28.2 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
06:30 PM CDT
Venue
DATCU Stadium
Capacity
30,100
Elevation
676 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Florida AtlanticAway North TexasHome
This week1,126 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game2,438 miles
Season total5,510 miles4,777 miles
Body clock19:3018:30
Rest5 days5 days

Florida Atlantic travels 1,126 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Florida Atlantic arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.