Blue Chip Analytics started as our own weekend project - we got tired of spending hours every week hunting down weather forecasts, calculating travel distances, and trying to figure out why our "sure thing" bets kept losing.
Sure, you can find power rankings online (and there are some great sources) and weather on your phone. But try finding how far Alabama have traveled this month, how the wind will hit Husky Stadium or which teams could struggle with elevation changes. When does wind speed actually start affecting the over/under? Is home field advantage properly accounted for in the line? Every week we had the same questions.
Every Saturday, we were doing the same research - checking weather, calculating travel distances, trying to understand why good teams sometimes failed to cover the spread. So we gathered it all. We automated it. We made it simple.
The weather impact you need to know. The travel factors that matter. The situational advantages that separate smart fans from lucky guessers. All in one place, updated daily, completely free.
Most analysts, bettors and fans focus on power ratings and CLV and there is an abundance of data available on these topics. However, when it comes to making game day decisions there are other factors to consider. That’s where we come in.
We look mostly at environmental factors, such as weather, travel distance, body clock, stadium capacity and elevation. The elements that can impact a game that are not captured in a power ranking (or power rating).
Yes, Blue Chip Analytics is free to use without restriction, although we would appreciate acknowledgement.
We use a wide range of data sources, including our own database and various APIs. The schedule data comes from collegefootballdata.com and the weather data comes from weatherapi.com. Stadium Maps come from OSMnx. Betting data is taken from leading, widely available sportsbooks. We do not intend for this site to be used to track line movement so please take all lines as indicative.
If you see any data that looks incorrect please reach out by email, Twitter/X, or through our Contact Us form.
We appreciate all feedback and if you have any suggestions or just want to talk college ball we'd love to hear from you.
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