Week 13 · College Football

Army vs Rice prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Army a 71% chance to beat Rice in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#66 American Athletic Conference

Army

4% to make the 12

@

#115 American Athletic Conference

Rice

0% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadArmy −8.5Model
Projected scoreArmy 30 — Rice 22

Army is the pick by 8.5, but it's live — 71% on the model.

Chaos meter58 · LIVE
58/ 100
CalmMayhem

Army

71%

to win

Rice

29%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Army
vs
Rice
#54Offense · EPA/play#126
#84Defense · EPA/play#120
#126Explosiveness#90
#71Success rate#128
25%Returning production75%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

10 meetings all-time

Army leads 5–4–1

Last met 2024 · Army 37–14 Rice— Army won

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What Army is hearing

What Rice is hearing

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