Week 8 •
FAU Stadium

Rice @ Florida Atlantic , Week 8, Oct 24, 2026

1-4 American Power rating: -12.4
4-1 American Power rating: -4.7

Is there value in the Rice vs Florida Atlantic line?

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PM Implied
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Blue Chip model
FAU -10.5
Edge
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Florida Atlantic (power rating: -4.7) holds a 7.7-point advantage over Rice (-12.4) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Florida Atlantic's home field adds 2.3 points to that advantage at FAU Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from Rice's trip and the warm conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Rice vs Florida Atlantic at FAU Stadium?

The latest reading for FAU Stadium shows Clear, 81°F, heat index 84°F with winds of 11 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 Florida Atlantic compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Florida Atlantic (-4.7) over Rice (-12.4) by 7.7 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Florida Atlantic brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3). 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.

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Weather

Blue Chip makes this Florida Atlantic -10.5. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

81°F

Rain4%
Precip0.00"
Humidity62%
Wind11 mph NE
Gusts12 mph
Heat index84°F
Wind map for Rice at Florida Atlantic: aerial view of FAU Stadium, wind from the NE at 11.2 mph, gusting to 11.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
FAU Stadium
Capacity
30,000
Elevation
16 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure RiceAway Florida AtlanticHome
This week962 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game2,185 miles
Season total8,132 miles4,384 miles
Body clock23:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

Rice travels 962 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.