Weather appears to be a potential factor in many, many games east of the Rockies today.

Rain in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest: The weather appears to be worse than yesterday’s forecast in a lot of places.  Games at Penn State, Michigan, NC State, Maryland, Navy (in Baltimore) are among those that look to be both wet and windy, but not to an extreme.  Worth noting that the stadium at Maryland is much more susceptible to wind than is the Ravens Stadium in Baltimore, where the seats go much, much higher.

Wind in the Boone Pickens Belt:  In the Great Plains States and down into Texas, it looks windy.  Games at Kansas and Kansas State may be among those affected.   Showing how dicey this can all be, the game at Baylor has winds forecast from 22MPH early in the game, and then from 10MPH in the second half.  Move that up an hour and wind isn’t a factor at all.  Have the winds hang around later than expected and it’s potentially a big factor.

Thunderstorms in Florida: There’s a bunch of games in Florida with thunderstorms forecast today.  Obviously, that’s hit and miss.

Watch and Listen: Best thing to do if you’re looking to play a “weather under” is to be tuned in right as the telecast starts.  Or find their radio broadcasts on the internet. And then see what conditions are like.  Conditions change, which is why I like first half unders and first quarter unders.  Might be worth riding the radar before gametime for the games in Florida today as well.

Hour By Hour Forecasts: Games often take place in places with poor weather forecast, but not during the time that the poor weather is happening.  Games in all regions today, like at Marshall (4:30PM EST), at Iowa State (6:30PM EST), and at Kentucky (8PM EST) take place after the worst of the day’s weather is forecast.

Be Careful:  It’s impossible to be definitive with all these potential weather games.  Some of these games may be influenced.  Most of them likely won’t be.  But there’s a chance you’ll get a couple of good under plays if you put the work in, listen to the radio pregame, and are ready to move quickly as the game telecasts begin today.

Good luck, and if you live someplace where there’s a good under play due to weather, stay inside.