Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Rice · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F13 mphgusts 22Wet0.1 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-1 · Power #61
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Final
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2-6 · Power #104
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▲ winner
Closing spread
NAVY -13.5
✓ RICE W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
NAVY 30–18 RICE
✗ NAVY (81%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -12.5
CloseNAVY -13.5
Total51.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Navy
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NAVY -12.5 · closed NAVY -13.5 · moved 1 toward NAVYmodel NAVY -8
Opened 51.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 83%, covered 53% (40 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (81 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -12.5
CloseNAVY -13.5
Total51.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like NAVY as a 13.5-point road favorite at RICE, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: RICE won 24–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 49.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 80%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.6 against an average line of 13.1; 60.2 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
HOU @ USF
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-13.554–42 L O53
Very close
CCU @ USA
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1527–21 L U55
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-1032–31 L O49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-14.530–13 W U47.5
Very close
DUKE @ BC
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-1238–31 L O47.25
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-13.549–7 W O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest
-12.559–23 W O49.25
Very close
AFA @ UNM
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-11.538–10 W O45.5
Close
BOIS @ WYO
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-14.520–17 L U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-1427–33 L O48.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Navy ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Navy ATS trend (5-2)
Navy have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Navy 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 2
51.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NAVY−17.5 →−0.2▲ 17.3#69
RICE−5.5 →−10.3▼ 4.8#110
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

NAVY
Longer bar = better
RICE
#6
Offense
◀ NAVY better
#117
#70
Defense
RICE better ▶
#40
+0.9 #23
Turnovers
◀ NAVY better
−1.0 #126
59 plays #130
Pace
Even
61 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: NAVY offense
NAVY offRICE defEdge
Points / game 40.4 #8 25.0 #77 NAVY
Yards / play 7.07 #9 4.86 #20 Even
PPA / play +0.45 #3 +0.07 #55 NAVY
Success rate 54% #3 34% #7 Even
When RICE has the ball
Advantage: NAVY defense
RICE offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 21.6 #111 24.1 #69 NAVY
Yards / play 5.38 #99 5.73 #86 Even
PPA / play −0.04 #124 +0.03 #33 NAVY
Success rate 34% #134 43% #92 NAVY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
NAVY scoring against the RICE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
9.6
#14
14.1
#3
23.7
#4
9.3
#19
7.4
#63
16.7
#28
RICE allowed
5.1
#62
6.4
#45
11.5
#59
6.1
#80
7.4
#92
13.5
#92
RICE scoring against the NAVY defense
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RICE scored
2.1
#129
7.1
#95
9.3
#119
6.0
#72
6.4
#81
12.4
#84
NAVY allowed
5.0
#60
6.1
#39
11.1
#54
6.7
#94
6.3
#71
13.0
#83

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
RICE +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 13 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.079 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NAVY7d
RICE7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 120 plays
slowavg 133fast

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