College Football Playoff First Round Game • December 21, 2025, 12:30 AM UTC
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Sun Belt
Power Rank: 11.4
34 FINAL 51
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Big Ten
Power Rank: 28.2

Oregon defeated James Madison 51–34 to secure a comfortable win.

General Information

Week: Postseason
Kick Off (at stadium): 04:30 PM PST
Stadium: Autzen Stadium
Capacity: 54,000
Elevation: 443 ft
HFA Rating: N/A
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Oregon +16.8
Prediction Markets Oregon 93% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Mist

Mist

42.0°F

Wind Chill: 42.0°F
Wind: 0.9 mph WSW
Gusts: 1.8 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 97%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

James Madison (Away)

This Week: 2306.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 7601.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:30
Rest Days: 22

Oregon (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 17288.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 16:30
Rest Days: 22

Line Value Calculator

Adjust any factor to update your projected line

Your line Oregon +16.8
Implied value
Betting
Current line
Total (O/U)
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
James Madison 11.4
Oregon 28.2
Travel impact
Away travel 2306 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Even
Home field — Autzen Stadium
Capacity 54,000
Elevation 443 ft
Weather: Mist
Temperature 42.0°F
Wind speed 0.9 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for James Madison vs Oregon?

James Madison: Key Factors

Oregon: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

James Madison travels 2,306 miles to this game, a cross-country trip.

James Madison arrives with a 3-hour body clock disadvantage.

Oregon won by 17 to secure a comfortable win.

How do James Madison and Oregon compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Oregon (28.2) over James Madison (11.4) by 16.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread.

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

Oregon won this game.