Week 9 •
Raymond James Stadium

UAB @ South Florida , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

3-2 American Power rating: -11.1
4-1 American Power rating: -1.3

Is there value in the UAB vs South Florida line?

Market line
None posted
PM Implied
Not yet available
Blue Chip model
USF -12.8
Edge
No line posted
See details
◂ favors UABfavors USF ▸
9.8 › USF
Adjust the power ratings by team
The power ratings row was edited directly, please click reset to adjust by team
USF
no impact
no impact
no impact
no impact
1 UAB1 USF2 UAB2 USF3 UAB3 USFModel: USF -12.8

South Florida (power rating: -1.3) holds a 9.8-point advantage over UAB (-11.1) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. South Florida's home field adds 3.0 points to that advantage at Raymond James 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 UAB vs South Florida at Raymond James Stadium?

The latest reading for Raymond James Stadium shows Clear, 78°F with winds of 7 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 UAB and South Florida compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor South Florida (-1.3) over UAB (-11.1) by 9.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. South Florida brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.0). 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.

Sources

Weather

Blue Chip makes this South Florida -12.8. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

78°F

Rain4%
Precip0.00"
Humidity63%
Wind7 mph N
Gusts11 mph
Wind map for UAB at South Florida: aerial view of Raymond James Stadium, wind from the N at 7.2 mph, gusting to 10.8 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
Raymond James Stadium
Capacity
69,218
Elevation
72 ft
Surface
Unknown

Travel and rest

Measure UABAway South FloridaHome
This week460 miles0 miles
Last weekBye weekBye week
Season total2,570 miles5,887 miles
Body clock23:0000:00
Rest16 days14 days

UAB travels 460 miles to this game, a moderate road trip. UAB arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.