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Week 9 •
Allegiant StadiumIndoor

Northern Illinois @ UNLV

0-0 MW Power rating: -15.6
0-1 MW Power rating: -0.7

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Is there value in the Northern Illinois vs UNLV line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
UNLV -18.9
Edge
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1 NIU1 UNLV2 NIU2 UNLVModel: UNLV -18.9

UNLV (power rating: -0.7) holds a 14.9-point advantage over Northern Illinois (-15.6) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UNLV's home field adds 2.3 points to that advantage at Allegiant Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges UNLV's bye week and Northern Illinois's westward trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Northern Illinois vs UNLV at Allegiant Stadium?

Allegiant Stadium is an indoor, climate-controlled venue. Weather will not be a factor in this game.

How do Northern Illinois and UNLV compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor UNLV (-0.7) over Northern Illinois (-15.6) by 14.9 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. UNLV brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3). 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 Northern Illinois and UNLV?

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Model & Methodology

Blue Chip makes this UNLV -18.9. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

Indoor, climate controlled

~72°F

Allegiant Stadium is a domed venue. Wind, precipitation and temperature are not factors in this game.

Quick facts

Week
Week 9
Kickoff (local)
07:30 PM PDT
Venue
Allegiant Stadium
Capacity
65,000
Elevation
2,192 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Northern IllinoisAway UNLVHome
This week1,471 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameBye week
Season total7,506 miles12,491 miles
Body clock21:3019:30
Rest8 days15 days

Northern Illinois travels 1,471 miles to this game, a significant road trip. That is a westward shift of 2 time zones, the one travel pattern Blue Chip has measured as carrying a consistent price: about 0.9 points, with the distance burden already inside it.

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