Week 9
Rose Bowl

Nevada @ UCLA , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

0-0 MW Power rating: -15.5
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 2.6

Is there value in the Nevada vs UCLA line?

Market line
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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
UCLA -19.8
Edge
No line posted
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1 NEV1 UCLA2 NEV2 UCLAModel: UCLA -19.8

UCLA (power rating: 2.6) holds a 18.1-point advantage over Nevada (-15.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UCLA's home field adds 1.5 points to that advantage at Rose Bowl. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from 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 Nevada vs UCLA at Rose Bowl?

The latest reading for Rose Bowl shows Clear, 84°F, heat index 82°F with winds of 4 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 Nevada and UCLA compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor UCLA (2.6) over Nevada (-15.5) by 18.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. UCLA brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.5). 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 UCLA -19.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

84°F

Rain0%
Precip0.00"
Humidity27%
Wind4 mph ENE
Gusts11 mph
Heat index82°F
Wind map for Nevada at UCLA: aerial view of Rose Bowl, wind from the ENE at 4 mph, gusting to 10.7 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
09:00 PM PDT
Venue
Rose Bowl
Capacity
89,702
Elevation
810 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure NevadaAway UCLAHome
This week382 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total8,424 miles6,742 miles
Body clock21:0021:00
Rest7 days7 days

Nevada travels 382 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.