Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
Prairie View A&M @ Rice
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -32.8
17 FINAL 38
1-1
American
Power Rank: -16.0

Rice defeated Prairie View A&M 38–17 to secure a comfortable win.

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General Information

Week: Week 3
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 None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Rice +16.8
Prediction Markets Rice 97% 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

Prairie View A&M (Away)

This Week: 43.6 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 130.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 7

Rice (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1992.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Prairie View A&M -32.8
Rice -16.0
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 44 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 +16.8
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Prairie View A&M vs Rice?

Rice: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Prairie View A&M travels 44 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Rice won by 21 to secure a comfortable win.

How do Prairie View A&M and Rice compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Rice (-16.0) over Prairie View A&M (-32.8) by 16.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. 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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Rice won this game.