Southern Miss (power rating: -15.7) carries a 3.7-point advantage over UL Monroe (-19.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UL Monroe's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3) narrows that gap at Malone Stadium. 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.
The latest reading for Malone Stadium shows Partly Cloudy, 83°F, heat index 87°F with winds of 10 mph. Gusts reaching 24 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.
Partly Cloudy
83°F

| Measure | Southern MissAway | UL MonroeHome |
|---|---|---|
| This week | 181 miles | 0 miles |
| Last week | Home game | 724 miles |
| Season total | 1,281 miles | 2,272 miles |
| Body clock | 23:00 | 23:00 |
| Rest | 7 days | 7 days |
Southern Miss travels 181 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.