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Week 12 •
Lincoln Financial Field

Rice @ Temple

1-5 American Power rating: -13.7
2-4 American Power rating: -8.9

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Is there value in the Rice vs Temple line?

Market line
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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
TEM -8.4
Edge
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Temple (power rating: -8.9) holds a 4.8-point advantage over Rice (-13.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Temple's home field adds 3.3 points to that advantage at Lincoln Financial Field. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Rice's trip. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Rice vs Temple at Lincoln Financial Field?

The latest reading for Lincoln Financial Field shows Clear, 47°F, wind chill 45°F with winds of 5 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Rice and Temple compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Temple (-8.9) over Rice (-13.7) by 4.8 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Temple brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.3). 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 Rice and Temple?

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Model & Methodology

Blue Chip makes this Temple -8.4. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 18, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

47°F

Rain2%
Precip0.00"
Humidity49%
Wind5 mph SSW
Gusts12 mph
Wind chill45°F
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Rice at Temple: aerial view of Lincoln Financial Field, wind from the SSW at 4.5 mph, gusting to 12.3 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
07:30 PM EST
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity
67,594
Elevation
43 ft
Surface
Hybrid

Travel and rest

RiceAway TempleHome
This week1,343 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total10,960 miles3,596 miles
Body clock18:3019:30
Rest6 days6 days

Rice travels 1,343 miles to this game, a significant road trip. Rice arrives with a 1-hour eastward body clock shift, short of the two-zone westward threshold where travel starts to price.

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