Week 9
Autzen Stadium

Northwestern @ Oregon , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 3.5
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 29.4

Is there value in the Northwestern vs Oregon line?

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ORE -28.8
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Oregon (power rating: 29.4) holds a 25.9-point advantage over Northwestern (3.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Oregon's home field adds 1.9 points to that advantage at Autzen Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges Northwestern's westward trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Northwestern vs Oregon at Autzen Stadium?

The latest reading for Autzen Stadium shows Clear, 56°F with winds of 1 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 Northwestern and Oregon compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Oregon (29.4) over Northwestern (3.5) by 25.9 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Oregon brings a modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9). 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 Oregon -28.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

56°F

Rain7%
Precip0.00"
Humidity74%
Wind1 mph S
Gusts2 mph
Wind map for Northwestern at Oregon: aerial view of Autzen Stadium, wind from the S at 1.1 mph, gusting to 1.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
09:00 PM PDT
Venue
Autzen Stadium
Capacity
54,000
Elevation
443 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure NorthwesternAway OregonHome
This week1,783 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game3,596 miles
Season total2,537 miles8,023 miles
Body clock23:0021:00
Rest7 days7 days

Northwestern travels 1,783 miles to this game, a cross-country trip. That is a westward shift of 2 time zones, the one travel pattern Blue Chip has measured as carrying a consistent price: about 0.9 points, with the distance burden already inside it.