Western Michigan at Rice Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Western Michigan by 7.67
TOTAL POINTS
50
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Rice
Western Michigan 
|
62
D-
|
Overall |
81
B-
|
|
67
D+
|
Power |
75
C
|
|
67
D+
|
Offensive |
73
C-
|
|
66
D
|
Defensive |
77
C+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Current) |
82
B-
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
73
C-
|
|
62
D-
|
SoR (Current) |
77
C+
|
|
63
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
77
C+
|
RANKINGS
Rice
Western Michigan
| 131 #282 overall |
Overall | 63 #67 overall |
| 115 #122 overall |
Power | 84 #84 overall |
| 112 #121 overall |
Offensive | 91 #94 overall |
| 116 #123 overall |
Defensive | 77 #77 overall |
| 49 #49 overall |
SoS (Current) | 60 #60 overall |
| 71 #71 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 92 #92 overall |
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Rice#13133%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Western Michigan 67%, Rice 33% at Rice.
Western Michigan's win probability against Rice has swung between 51% and 80% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 67% now.
Western Michigan's win probability against Rice has swung between 57% and 84% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 73% now.
Western Michigan's win probability against Rice has swung between 63% and 88% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 78% now.
Western Michigan favored
Rice favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Rice | Neutral | At Western Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 71% | 76% | 81% |
| Wk 1 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 2 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 3 | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Wk 4 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| Wk 5 | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| Wk 6 | 51% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 7 | 64% | 70% | 75% |
| Wk 8 | 68% | 74% | 78% |
| Wk 9 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
RECORDS
Rice
Western Michigan
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
1-7 (12.5%) |
Overall |
5-3 (62.5%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-4 (0%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-6 (14.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-3 (40%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Rice
Western Michigan
| #256 Houston Christian | Best Win | #114 Buffalo |
| #176 East Carolina | Worst Loss | #61 Toledo |
| 28 pts vs #256 Houston Christian | Largest MOV | 35 pts vs #152 Monmouth NJ |
| 52 pts vs #10 Notre Dame | Largest MOD | 25 pts vs #24 Boise St |
OTHER STATISTICS
Rice
Western Michigan
| 21 | Points per Game | 26.6 |
| 31.8 | Points Against | 20.4 |
| 20.8 | Home PPG | 31.3 |
| 21.3 | Home PA | 17.7 |
| 21.3 | Away PPG | 23.8 |
| 42.3 | Away PA | 22 |
| 38-22 | Opponent Record | 34-28 |
| 111.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 119.5 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| L 7 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rice
Western Michigan
| Oct 24 | at Florida Atlantic (5-2) | L49-51 | Oct 24 | at Toledo (6-2) | L38-45 |
| Oct 17 | vs Tulsa (4-4) | L17-38 | Oct 17 | at Central Michigan (3-5) | W21-14 |
| Oct 10 | at East Carolina (3-4) | L12-28 | Oct 10 | vs Kent St (3-5) | W38-7 |
| Oct 3 | vs #21 Texas-San Antonio (7-1) | L14-16 | Oct 3 | at Buffalo (5-3) | W20-17 |
| Sep 26 | at Fresno St (4-3) | L24-38 | Sep 26 | vs #24 Boise St (6-1) | L7-32 |
| Sep 19 | vs Western Michigan (5-3) | L21-28 | Sep 19 | at Rice (1-7) | W28-21 |
| Sep 12 | at #10 Notre Dame (6-1) | L0-52 | Sep 12 | vs Monmouth NJ (6-2) | W49-14 |
| Sep 5 | vs Houston Christian (4-4) | W31-3 | Sep 5 | at Michigan (4-3) | L12-13 |