Week 12 · College Football

Rice vs Temple prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Temple a 66% chance to beat Rice in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#115 American Athletic Conference

Rice

0% to make the 12

@

#94 American Athletic Conference

Temple

1% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadTemple −6.5Model
Projected scoreRice 23Temple 29

Temple is the pick by 6.5, but it's live — 66% on the model.

Chaos meter67 · LIVE
67/ 100
CalmMayhem

Rice

34%

to win

Temple

66%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Rice
vs
Temple
#126Offense · EPA/play#56
#120Defense · EPA/play#125
#90Explosiveness#102
#128Success rate#63
75%Returning production100%

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

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