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Closing number

Spread
WMU -8.5
RICE +8.5
Open –
Total
Over 43.5
Under 43.5

Source: DraftKings.

WMU 28, RICE 21. RICE covered by 1.5, over by 5.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Rice
Western Michigan 01 Rice

Each capper counts once. See their picks

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 1 common opponent
Opponent Western Michigan Rice
North Texas
L 30-33 home
-3 · +12.5 Covered
L 24-56 home
-32 · +18.5 Didn't cover

Against 1 common opponent: Western Michigan lost by 3.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread. Rice lost by 32.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Western Michigan1 Rice
Rice +9.51
Stuckey *Line +9.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 18 7:03 AM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Western Michigan WWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite2-2 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Rice WLWLWL

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home3-0 100%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As underdog2-3 40%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 19, 2026WMU 28, RICE 21WMU -8.5RICE covered43.5Over

Western Michigan 0-1 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

WMURICE
4-2Record1-5
3-3Against the spread3-3
3-3Over-under2-4
+3.5Avg cover margin+0.2
25.7Points per game17.0
17.3Points allowed27.5
5.32Yards per play4.86
330.7Yards per game313.2
4.30Rush yards per carry4.80
67.6Completion %48.8
43.2Third down %29.5
+8Turnover margin+3
8Sacks allowed11
48.2Penalty yards per game40.3

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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