Week 9 •
Hancock Whitney Stadium

Louisiana Tech @ South Alabama , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

3-2 Sun Belt Power rating: -4.5
4-2 Sun Belt Power rating: -7.2

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Louisiana Tech (power rating: -4.5) carries a 2.7-point advantage over South Alabama (-7.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. South Alabama's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4) narrows that gap at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from South Alabama's extra rest 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.

Does weather affect Louisiana Tech vs South Alabama at Hancock Whitney Stadium?

The latest reading for Hancock Whitney Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 67°F with winds of 9 mph. Gusts reaching 25 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 Louisiana Tech and South Alabama compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Louisiana Tech (-4.5) over South Alabama (-7.2) by 2.7 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, South Alabama faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. South Alabama brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). 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 South Alabama -0.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 18, 2026 Preliminary

Partly Cloudy

67°F

Rain15%
Precip0.00"
Humidity76%
Wind9 mph ENE
Gusts25 mph
Wind map for Louisiana Tech at South Alabama: aerial view of Hancock Whitney Stadium, wind from the ENE at 9.4 mph, gusting to 24.8 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Capacity
25,450
Elevation
197 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Louisiana TechAway South AlabamaHome
This week292 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,252 miles
Season total1,241 miles3,364 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days11 days

Louisiana Tech travels 292 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.