Week 9
Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)

South Carolina @ Oklahoma , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

0-0 SEC Power rating: 10.2
0-0 SEC Power rating: 18.1

Is there value in the South Carolina vs Oklahoma line?

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Blue Chip model
OU -11.5
Edge
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Oklahoma (power rating: 18.1) holds a 7.9-point advantage over South Carolina (10.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Oklahoma's home field adds 2.7 points to that advantage at Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK). Beyond home field, the model charges the heat, with a slighter reading for South Carolina's trip. 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 South Carolina vs Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)?

The latest reading for Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) shows Clear, 90°F with winds of 14 mph. 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 South Carolina and Oklahoma compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Oklahoma (18.1) over South Carolina (10.2) by 7.9 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Oklahoma brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). 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 Oklahoma -11.5. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

90°F

Rain4%
Precip0.00"
Humidity37%
Wind14 mph SSE
Gusts32 mph
Wind map for South Carolina at Oklahoma: aerial view of Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK), wind from the SSE at 14.3 mph, gusting to 32 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
Capacity
80,126
Elevation
1,194 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure South CarolinaAway OklahomaHome
This week939 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,018 miles
Season total2,315 miles4,742 miles
Body clock00:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

South Carolina travels 939 miles to this game, a significant road trip. South Carolina arrives with a 1-hour westward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.