College football scores › Week 8 › Rice at Florida Atlantic
Rice1-7away
49
FinalFAU Stadium, 75°, wind 13 mph
BEAVER FAU −8.5, lostBEAVER Over 53.5, wonBEAVER had FAU 74% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (RICE–FAU)22–3324–33–49–51
SpreadFAU −10.4FAU −8.9FAU −8.5FAU by 2FAU −8.5 ✗
Total55.056.653.5100Over 53.5 ✓
FAU win chance74%–−355Won
RICE by 14+
6%
RICE by 1–13
19%
FAU by 1–13
33%
FAU by 14+
41%

Spread: 1.9 pts better than Vegas for Florida Atlantic (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 1.5 pts above Vegas (52% historically). Opened FAU −10.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.145 #121Offense EPA / play+0.008 #64
+0.084 #91Defense EPA / play allowed+0.192 #130
−4.4% #109Offense success rate+1.3% #62
+1.9% #83Defense success rate allowed+3.3% #95
+0.009 #81Rushing EPA / play+0.068 #48
−0.511 #137Passing EPA / play−0.048 #78
+0.121 #110Rush defense EPA allowed+0.200 #134
+0.020 #58Pass defense EPA allowed−0.037 #41
−10.6 #121Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−0.8 #71
+5.6 #106Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+11.1 #129
Situational
−11.0% #133Passing-down success (3rd & long)+4.7% #25
+5.5% #119Passing-down success allowed+4.1% #111
−1.12 #115Points per drive+1.05 #18
+0.86 #113Points per drive allowed+1.70 #134
Trenches
−0.05 #95Line yards per rush+0.17 #56
+0.13 #88Line yards per rush allowed+0.05 #71
−0.2% #90Runs stuffed at the line−5.2% #20
−0.3% #72Opponent runs stuffed+0.7% #57
+0.2% #107Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−1.1% #72
+0.1% #53Havoc created−2.0% #104
Big plays
+0.122 #19Rushing explosiveness+0.052 #52
+0.154 #52Passing explosiveness−0.068 #128
+0.31 #18Open-field yards per rush−0.77 #134
+0.084 #102Pass explosiveness allowed−0.081 #31
Style and schedule
78% #4Run rate47% #129
−4.4 #57Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−15.5 #127

Rice: last 5 games

L17-38Missed
L12-28Missed
L14-16Covered
L24-38Missed
L21-28Covered

Florida Atlantic: last 5 games

L24-56Missed
W66-10Covered
W45-17Covered
W16-10
vsFIU
Covered
W38-30Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.28−0.20−0.13−0.05+0.02Entering week12345678Rice · 1: −0.20Rice · 2: −0.18Rice · 3: −0.26Rice · 4: −0.23Rice · 5: −0.23Rice · 6: −0.20Rice · 7: −0.19Rice · 8: −0.23Florida Atlantic · 1: −0.16Florida Atlantic · 2: −0.21Florida Atlantic · 3: −0.17Florida Atlantic · 4: −0.16Florida Atlantic · 5: −0.18Florida Atlantic · 6: −0.17Florida Atlantic · 7: −0.18Florida Atlantic · 8: −0.18
● Rice● Florida Atlantic