Week 9 •
Kinnick Stadium

Wisconsin @ Iowa , Week 9, Oct 31, 2026

4-1 Big Ten Power rating: 12.2
4-1 Big Ten Power rating: 12.8

Is there value in the Wisconsin vs Iowa line?

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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
IOWA -2.4
Edge
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Iowa (power rating: 12.8) holds a 0.6-point advantage over Wisconsin (12.2) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Iowa's home field adds 2.1 points to that advantage at Kinnick Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from 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 Wisconsin vs Iowa at Kinnick Stadium?

The latest reading for Kinnick Stadium shows Overcast, 56°F with winds of 11 mph. Gusts reaching 22 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 Wisconsin and Iowa compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Iowa (12.8) over Wisconsin (12.2) by 0.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Iowa 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 Iowa -2.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Overcast

56°F

Rain19%
Precip0.00"
Humidity72%
Wind11 mph ESE
Gusts22 mph
Wind map for Wisconsin at Iowa: aerial view of Kinnick Stadium, wind from the ESE at 10.7 mph, gusting to 22.4 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Kinnick Stadium
Capacity
69,250
Elevation
722 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure WisconsinAway IowaHome
This week147 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game488 miles
Season total4,941 miles4,415 miles
Body clock23:0023:00
Rest7 days7 days

Wisconsin travels 147 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.