Week 9 •
Beaver Stadium

Purdue @ Penn State , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

2-3 Big Ten Power rating: -0.9
3-2 Big Ten Power rating: 11.8

Is there value in the Purdue vs Penn State line?

Market line
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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
PSU -14.3
Edge
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Penn State (power rating: 11.8) holds a 12.7-point advantage over Purdue (-0.9) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Penn State's home field adds 2.1 points to that advantage at Beaver Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges 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 Purdue vs Penn State at Beaver Stadium?

The latest reading for Beaver Stadium shows Clear, 49°F, wind chill 43°F with winds of 16 mph. Wind of 16 mph is enough to matter to the total: the market has historically taken about 1.7 points off the number in this band. It is worth re-checking closer to kickoff. Gusts reaching 32 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 Purdue and Penn State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Penn State (11.8) over Purdue (-0.9) by 12.7 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Penn State brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1). 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 Penn State -14.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

49°F

Rain10%
Precip0.00"
Humidity78%
Wind16 mph NW
Gusts32 mph
Wind chill43°F
Wind map for Purdue at Penn State: aerial view of Beaver Stadium, wind from the NW at 15.7 mph, gusting to 31.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
Beaver Stadium
Capacity
106,572
Elevation
1,178 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure PurdueAway Penn StateHome
This week477 miles0 miles
Last weekBye weekBye week
Season total4,154 miles1,989 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest14 days14 days

Purdue travels 477 miles to this game, a moderate 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.