BBMI Rank · #129 of 136
Rice
Record 5-8American AthleticPower rating 9.3
Quality wins
-8.0
vs top 25
Offense
SP+ #119SP+ Off
17.7
119th
YPP diff
-4.70
136th
TO margin
-0.72
98th
Defense
SP+ #112SP+ Def
33.9
112th
Q-Wins
-8.0
vs top 25
Sp. teams
+1.3
29th
Opponent-adjusted SP+ and yards-per-play differential. Ranks are out of 136 FBS teams; green/red flag values well above or below average. The power rating is the projected margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field.
Schedule & BBMI picks
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Final | BBMI pick | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 | 1 | N Texas State#54 | L 10–41 | Rice +20.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Nov 30 | 14 | @ South Florida#26 | L 3–52 | Rice +32.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Nov 23 | 13 | vs North Texas#31 | L 24–56 | Rice +18.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Nov 8 | 11 | vs UAB#126 | W 24–17 | Rice -1.5 | ✓ Covered |
| Oct 31 | 10 | vs Memphis#60 | L 14–38 | Rice +15.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Oct 25 | 9 | vs C Connecticut#32 | W 37–34 | Rice +18.5 | ✓ Covered |
| Oct 11 | 7 | @ U UTSA#33 | L 13–61 | Rice +35.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Oct 4 | 6 | vs Florida Atlantic#122 | L 21–27 | Rice +0.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Sep 27 | 5 | @ Navy#41 | L 13–21 | Rice +22.5 | ✓ Covered |
| Sep 18 | 4 | @ Charlotte#136 | W 28–17 | Rice -10.5 | ✓ Covered |
| Sep 13 | 3 | vs PVA Prairie View A&M Panthers | W 38–17 | No line | — |
| Sep 6 | 2 | vs Houston#23 | L 9–35 | Rice +22.5 | ✗ Lost |
| Aug 31 | 1 | @ Louisiana#92 | W 14–12 | Rice +12.5 | ✓ Covered |
How these ratings are built
BBMI football ratings use opponent-adjusted efficiency — every play weighted by the quality of the opponent — plus quality wins and schedule strength. The power rating is the projected margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field, validated walk-forward across two independent seasons.
The schedule’s spreads and picks are the same outputs on the weekly picks page — filtered to one team. Picks are against the spread (totals are display-only), freeze at kickoff, and grade against the final score.