Week 6 • October 04, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
1-3
American
Power Rank: -11.9
27 FINAL 21
3-2
American
Power Rank: -15.7
Florida Atlantic covered by 10.5 | Game went Under by 4.5

Florida Atlantic defeated Rice 27–21 in a closely contested finish.

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General Information

Week: Week 6
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 Rice -4.5
Total (O/U) 52.5
Expected Score FAU 24.0 - 28.5 RICE
Power Rank Implied Line Florida Atlantic +3.8
Prediction Markets Rice 65% 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

Florida Atlantic (Away)

This Week: 962.3 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 2831.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 7

Rice (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 2503.0 miles
Season Total: 6371.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Rice -4.5
Total Points 52.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Florida Atlantic -11.9
Rice -15.7
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 962 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 -3.8
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Florida Atlantic vs Rice?

Florida Atlantic: Key Factors

Rice: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Florida Atlantic travels 962 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Florida Atlantic arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Florida Atlantic won by 6 in a closely contested finish.

Florida Atlantic covered the spread, covering by a solid margin.

The total went Under by 4.5 points.

How do Florida Atlantic and Rice compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Florida Atlantic (-11.9) over Rice (-15.7) by 3.8 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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Florida Atlantic won and Florida Atlantic covered the spread.