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Week 9 •
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

Army @ Memphis

0-0 American Power rating: -1.4
0-0 American Power rating: 0.4

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Is there value in the Army vs Memphis line?

Market line
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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
MEM -4.7
Edge
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Memphis (power rating: 0.4) holds a 1.8-point advantage over Army (-1.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Memphis's home field adds 2.2 points to that advantage at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Memphis's extra rest and Army's trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Army vs Memphis at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?

The latest reading for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium shows Clear, 76°F with winds of 6 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 Army and Memphis compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Memphis (0.4) over Army (-1.4) by 1.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Memphis brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.2). 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.

Where can I find more data on Army and Memphis?

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Blue Chip makes this Memphis -4.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

76°F

Rain4%
Precip0.00"
Humidity59%
Wind6 mph NE
Gusts13 mph
Wind map for Army at Memphis: aerial view of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, wind from the NE at 6.3 mph, gusting to 12.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Capacity
50,000
Elevation
315 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

ArmyAway MemphisHome
This week970 miles0 miles
Last week2,474 milesHome game
Season total6,079 miles7,618 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest7 days9 days

Army travels 970 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Army arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.