Rhode Island at Merrimack Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Rhode Island by 7.79
TOTAL POINTS
50
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Merrimack
Rhode Island 
|
71
C-
|
Overall |
79
C+
|
|
70
C-
|
Power |
82
B-
|
|
67
D+
|
Offensive |
81
B-
|
|
74
C
|
Defensive |
82
B-
|
|
72
C-
|
SoS (Current) |
77
C+
|
|
75
C
|
SoS (Full Season) |
69
D+
|
|
73
C-
|
SoR (Current) |
80
B-
|
|
74
C
|
SoR (Full Season) |
82
B-
|
RANKINGS
Merrimack
Rhode Island
| 91 #390 overall |
Overall | 65 #289 overall |
| 96 #259 overall |
Power | 57 #200 overall |
| 105 #279 overall |
Offensive | 59 #206 overall |
| 84 #237 overall |
Defensive | 55 #195 overall |
| 89 #255 overall |
SoS (Current) | 72 #222 overall |
| 79 #231 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 98 #279 overall |
Rhode Island#6568%
Merrimack#9132%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Rhode Island 68%, Merrimack 32% at Merrimack.
Rhode Island's win probability against Merrimack is trending down — from 86% to 68% over the last 6 weeks.
Rhode Island's win probability against Merrimack is trending down — from 89% to 73% over the last 6 weeks.
Rhode Island's win probability against Merrimack is trending down — from 91% to 78% over the last 6 weeks.
Rhode Island favored
Merrimack favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Merrimack | Neutral | At Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 82% | 85% | 89% |
| Wk 1 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Wk 2 | 84% | 88% | 90% |
| Wk 3 | 86% | 89% | 91% |
| Wk 4 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 5 | 67% | 72% | 77% |
| Wk 6 | 70% | 75% | 79% |
| Wk 7 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 8 | 74% | 78% | 83% |
| Wk 9 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
RECORDS
Merrimack
Rhode Island
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Overall |
4-4 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Home |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-0 (0%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-2 (60%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-2 (33.3%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
2-3 (40%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Merrimack
Rhode Island
| #451 New Haven | Best Win | #221 Brown |
| #306 Yale | Worst Loss | #406 North Carolina A&T |
| 9 pts vs #538 Maine | Largest MOV | 27 pts vs #390 Merrimack |
| 35 pts vs #200 Delaware | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #233 Stony Brook |
OTHER STATISTICS
Merrimack
Rhode Island
| 17.9 | Points per Game | 24.5 |
| 28.8 | Points Against | 25.5 |
| 16 | Home PPG | 21.7 |
| 20.3 | Home PA | 19.3 |
| 19 | Away PPG | 26.2 |
| 33.8 | Away PA | 29.2 |
| 26-34 | Opponent Record | 28-31 |
| 322 | Avg Opponent Rank | 298 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | L 2 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Merrimack
Rhode Island
| Oct 24 | vs New Hampshire (2-7) | W24-17 | Oct 24 | vs Albany NY (5-3) | L21-38 |
| Oct 17 | at Dartmouth (3-3) | L21-27 | Oct 17 | at Yale (3-3) | W41-23 |
| Oct 3 | at Yale (3-3) | L24-41 | Oct 3 | vs Brown (3-3) | W13-10 |
| Sep 26 | vs New Haven (2-6) | W17-10 | Sep 26 | at North Carolina A&T (3-5) | L18-22 |
| Sep 19 | at Tarleton St (8-0) | L20-45 | Sep 19 | at Stony Brook (5-3) | L24-56 |
| Sep 12 | at Maine (1-7) | W23-14 | Sep 12 | vs Elon (4-4) | W31-10 |
| Sep 3 | at Delaware (3-4) | L7-42 | Sep 5 | at Temple (2-5) | L14-38 |
| Aug 28 | vs Rhode Island (4-4) | L7-34 | Aug 28 | at Merrimack (3-5) | W34-7 |