Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET· FAU Stadium· Florida Atlantic -7.5 · O/U 51.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 961 mi / 0 miForecast: 79°F · wind 18 mph · Rain, Partially cloudy
Market context
Florida Atlantic -7.5 · O/U 51.5
opened Florida Atlantic -10, now Florida Atlantic -7.5 · total opened 55.5, now 51.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Rice as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-4 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road underdog: 0-3 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 1-4 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 12-19 ATS (31 games) · 11-20 O/U (31 games)
Florida Atlantic as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 5-1 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 3-0 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 10-12 ATS (22 games) · 7-15 O/U (22 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalFlorida Atlantic · 6 of 9
318.7
Yards / game
422.7
1.76
Points / drive
2.86
2.1
TDs / game
3.8
30.3
3rd-down %
53.1
46.2
RZ TD %
60.9
-0.9
Turnover margin
0.3
1.4
Sacks / game
1.2
6.1
TFL / game
4.8
12.0
Havoc / game
10.3
21.5 / 78.5
Pass / Rush split
53.7 / 46.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Rice has the ball
Rice's early-down offense ranks 108th of 138. Florida Atlantic's early-down defense ranks 74th of 138.
Rice's passing-down offense ranks 127th of 138. Florida Atlantic's passing-down defense ranks 80th of 138.
Rice's third-down offense ranks 106th of 138. Florida Atlantic's third-down defense ranks 97th of 138.
Rice's red-zone offense ranks 122nd of 138. Florida Atlantic's red-zone defense ranks 84th of 138.
When Florida Atlantic has the ball
Florida Atlantic's early-down offense ranks 86th of 138. Rice's early-down defense ranks 95th of 138.
Florida Atlantic's passing-down offense ranks 15th of 138. Rice's passing-down defense ranks 129th of 138.
Florida Atlantic's third-down offense ranks 19th of 138. Rice's third-down defense ranks 136th of 138.
Florida Atlantic's red-zone offense ranks 79th of 138. Rice's red-zone defense ranks 67th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(-0.170 last 3 vs -0.135 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.080 last 3 vs 0.071 season)
▲Offense form0.347 last 3 vs 0.159 season (+0.188)
▼Defense form0.138 last 3 vs 0.075 season (+0.063)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJacurri Brown — 478 yd, 3 TD
RushingJacurri Brown — 669 yd, 6 TD
ReceivingJordan Clark — 223 yd, 0 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingCaden Veltkamp — 1745 yd, 15 TD
RushingEthan Ervin — 361 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingKelby Valsin — 601 yd, 6 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Rice offense
108thof 138-0.075307 plays
vs
Florida Atlantic defense · allowed
74thof 138-0.004Rice defense · allowed
95thof 1380.029vs
Florida Atlantic offense
86thof 138-0.018225 plays
Passing downs
Rice offense
127thof 138-0.195153 plays
vs
Florida Atlantic defense · allowed
80thof 1380.011133 plays
Rice defense · allowed
129thof 1380.266167 plays
vs
Florida Atlantic offense
15thof 1380.300144 plays
Third down
Rice offense
106thof 138-0.11189 plays
vs
Florida Atlantic defense · allowed
97thof 1380.10882 plays
Rice defense · allowed
136thof 1380.40695 plays
vs
Florida Atlantic offense
19thof 1380.36096 plays
Red zone
Rice offense
122ndof 138-0.23231 plays · small sample
vs
Florida Atlantic defense · allowed
84thof 1380.01855 plays · small sample
Rice defense · allowed
67thof 138-0.05283 plays
vs
Florida Atlantic offense
79thof 138-0.02568 plays
Field advancement
Rice offense
118thof 13839.4%vs
Florida Atlantic defense · allowed
129thof 13853.3%Rice defense · allowed
128thof 13853.0%vs
Florida Atlantic offense
27thof 13855.3%Away
Home
Rice Offense vs Florida Atlantic DefenseFlorida Atlantic · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.21#109
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#117-0.19
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.060#103
407 plays
EPA/Play
#920.032
allowed · 269 plays
-0.345#136
87 plays
EPA/Pass
#23-0.201
allowed · 110 plays
0.018#67
320 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1340.194
allowed · 159 plays
45.2%#95
407 plays
Success Rate
#5043.9%
allowed · 269 plays
34.5%#134
Pass Success Rate
#6342.1%
allowed
48.1%#76
Rush Success Rate
#7747.3%
allowed
39.4%#118
Available Yards %
#12953.3%
allowed
75.3#137
Net Field Position
#6171.7
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.075#108
307 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#74-0.004
allowed
7.1#77
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1066.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Rice Defense vs Florida Atlantic OffenseFlorida Atlantic · 11 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.18#115
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#390.15
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.079#110
allowed · 409 plays
EPA/Play
#390.094
303 plays
0.019#83
allowed · 177 plays
EPA/Pass
#400.127
166 plays
0.124#124
allowed · 232 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#570.054
137 plays
47.2%#95
allowed · 409 plays
Success Rate
#5347.9%
303 plays
46.3%#109
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#4647.6%
48.3%#95
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#7348.2%
53.0%#128
allowed
Available Yards %
#2755.3%
65.6#138
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#6770.3
0.029#95
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#86-0.018
225 plays
7.5#45
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#136.0
2026 · Situational EPAFlorida Atlantic · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.067
401 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.114
316 plays
0.091
403 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.057
298 plays
-0.232
31 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.025
68 plays
-0.052
83 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.018
55 plays · small sample
-0.111
89 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.360
96 plays
0.406
95 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.108
82 plays