Week 10 • October 31, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
7-1
American
Power Rank: 8.4
38 FINAL 14
4-4
American
Power Rank: -14.6
Memphis covered by 10.5 | Game went Over by 2.5

Memphis defeated Rice 38–14 to secure a comfortable win.

Memphis @ Rice Preview

General Information

Week: Week 10
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:00 PM CDT
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 47,000
Elevation: 66 ft
HFA Rating: 2.5
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Memphis -13.5
Total (O/U) 49.5
Expected Score MEM 31.5 - 18.0 RICE
Power Rank Implied Line Memphis +23.0
Prediction Markets Memphis 85% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

48.2°F

Wind Chill: 46.3°F
Wind: 4.9 mph SSW
Gusts: 8.3 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 63%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Memphis (Away)

This Week: 489.1 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 3912.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 6

Rice (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 6743.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 6

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Betting Information
Current Line Memphis -13.5
Total Points 49.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Memphis 8.4
Rice -14.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 489 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Rice Stadium
Capacity 47,000
Elevation 66 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 48.2°F
Wind Speed 4.9 mph
Your Line Rice -23.0
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Memphis vs Rice?

Memphis: Key Factors

Rice: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Memphis travels 489 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Memphis won by 24 to secure a comfortable win.

Memphis covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Over by 2.5 points.

How do Memphis and Rice compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Memphis (8.4) over Rice (-14.6) by 23.0 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Rice faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Rice 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.

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Memphis won and Memphis covered the spread.