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Week 9 • October 21, 2025, 11:30 PM UTC
Western Kentucky @ Louisiana Tech
5-2
CUSA
Power Rank: -12.7
28 FINAL 27
4-2
CUSA
Power Rank: -0.9
Western Kentucky covered by 4.5 | Game went Over by 4.5

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Western Kentucky defeated Louisiana Tech 28–27 in a nail-biter. Western Kentucky covered the spread; the game went Over. Blue Chip Analytics had rated Louisiana Tech 11.8 points stronger on a neutral field.

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General Information

Week: Week 9
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:30 PM CDT
Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium
Capacity: 23,000
Elevation: 269 ft
HFA Rating: 2.5
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Louisiana Tech -3.5
Total (O/U) 50.5
Expected Score WKU 23.5 - 27.0 LT
Power Rank Implied Line Louisiana Tech +11.8

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

36.3°F

Wind Chill: 31.8°F
Wind: 5.4 mph WSW
Gusts: 11.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 76%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Western Kentucky (Away)

This Week: 467.2 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 3154.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 6

Louisiana Tech (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 3571.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 12

Line Value Calculator

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Your line Louisiana Tech +11.8
Implied value —
Betting
Current line Louisiana Tech -3.5
Total (O/U) 50.5
Power ratings — adjust if you disagree
Western Kentucky -12.7
Louisiana Tech -0.9
Travel impact
Away travel 467 mi
Home travel 0 mi
Rest Louisiana Tech +6
Home field — Joe Aillet Stadium
Capacity 23,000
Elevation 269 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 36.3°F
Wind speed 5.4 mph

Positive adjustment = favours home team

What are the key factors for Western Kentucky vs Louisiana Tech?

Western Kentucky: Key Factors

Louisiana Tech: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Western Kentucky travels 467 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Western Kentucky won by 1 in a nail-biter.

Western Kentucky covered the spread.

The total went Over by 4.5 points.

How do Western Kentucky and Louisiana Tech compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Louisiana Tech (-0.9) over Western Kentucky (-12.7) by 11.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Louisiana Tech brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.5). 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 Western Kentucky and Louisiana Tech?

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Model & Methodology

Western Kentucky won and Western Kentucky covered the spread.