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Week 9 •
Malone Stadium

Southern Miss @ UL Monroe

1-4 Sun Belt Power rating: -18.6
0-5 Sun Belt Power rating: -26.3

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Is there value in the Southern Miss vs UL Monroe line?

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Blue Chip model
USM -4.4
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‹ 7.7 USM
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1 USM1 ULM2 USM2 ULM3 USM3 ULMModel: USM -4.4

Southern Miss (power rating: -18.6) carries a 7.7-point advantage over UL Monroe (-26.3) 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, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Southern Miss vs UL Monroe at Malone Stadium?

The latest reading for Malone Stadium shows Clear, 63°F with winds of 3 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 Southern Miss and UL Monroe compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Southern Miss (-18.6) over UL Monroe (-26.3) by 7.7 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, UL Monroe faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. UL Monroe brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3). 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.

Where can I find more data on Southern Miss and UL Monroe?

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Blue Chip makes this Southern Miss -4.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 18, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

63°F

Rain3%
Precip0.00"
Humidity60%
Wind3 mph SE
Gusts3 mph
Wind map for Southern Miss at UL Monroe: aerial view of Malone Stadium, wind from the SE at 2.7 mph, gusting to 2.9 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Malone Stadium
Capacity
27,617
Elevation
92 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Southern MissAway UL MonroeHome
This week181 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game724 miles
Season total1,281 miles2,272 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 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.

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