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Week 3 · 2026 season

Western Michigan @ Rice

The final score and published grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, SEP 19 · FINAL · RICE STADIUM
Western Michigan1-172%
Rice1-128%
WMUNATL RANKRICE
64th
Model Overall
136th
93rd
Model Offense
137th
37th
Model Defense
118th
-3.0
Pace
-4.4
100%
Returning PPA
39%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total44.8
Model total48.2

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: Western Michigan -8.75 · No signal

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  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Sep 19, 11:03:28 AM ET

Western Michigan line
-8.75
Producer tier
No signal
  • Mon, Sep 14, 8:35:15 AM ET; Western Michigan line -11.75; producer tier EDGE
  • Tue, Sep 15, 11:02:28 AM ET; Western Michigan line -9.5; producer tier No signal
  • Wed, Sep 16, 11:02:15 AM ET; Western Michigan line -9.5; producer tier No signal
  • Thu, Sep 17, 11:02:43 AM ET; Western Michigan line -9.5; producer tier No signal
  • Fri, Sep 18, 11:02:12 AM ET; Western Michigan line -9.5; producer tier No signal
  • Sat, Sep 19, 11:03:28 AM ET; Western Michigan line -8.75; producer tier No signal

RATINGS AS OF: WMU wk 3 · RICE wk 3

Model margin
Western Michigan by 8.75
Opening line
Western Michigan -11.75
Latest line
Western Michigan -8.5
Close total
43.5

Graded model opinions

Every published Lean and Edge grades against its locked selected line. ATS and total results remain independent.

WMU28
FINALRice Stadium
RICE21
  • WinWestern MichiganWIN HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

Leans and Edges use the exact lines published before kickoff. Every published pick is graded.

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