College football · Week 3 · Saturday, September 19, 7:00 PM ET · Final Western Michigan 28, Rice 21
Western Michigan at Rice
Rice +10.5 at our first look, +8.5 at kickoff. Mid-American vs. American Athletic.
Conditions · Rice Stadium: At kickoff: 88°F, wind 10 mph, dry.
The read at kickoff
News: Western Michigan 0.0 · Rice 0.0. Market: moved 2 toward Rice.
Landed: Western Michigan 28, Rice 21. Rice covered the closing line (Rice +8.5). The move toward Rice was right. 49 points, over the closing total of 43.5.
Western Michigan Broncos 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Rice Owls 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Quarterback news, valued from college efficiency (this season, plus last at half weight) over the team's next quarterback, in points from his team's side. College football has no official injury report: statuses come from team and media reports. News that broke before the line opened is already in the opening number.
Line Movement
Final: Western Michigan 28, Rice 21. Rice beat the closing number by 1.5.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | +10.5 | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 13, 11:55 AM ET | -1 |
| Market move, no reported news | Fri Sep 18, 7:55 PM ET | -1 |
| Closing line | +8.5 |
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 21.3% (+369) | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 13, 11:55 AM ET | 22.8% (+339) |
| Market move, no reported news | Fri Sep 18, 7:55 PM ET | 25.7% (+289) |
| Less than the spread implies | 25.0% (+300) | |
| Closing line | 25.0% (+300) |
Final: 49 points, over the closing total of 43.5.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 48.5 | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 13, 11:55 AM ET | -5 |
| Closing line | 43.5 |
Every Book · Rice side
| Book | Spread | Price | Moneyline | Decimal | Win % (no-vig) | Total | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | +8.5 | −110 | +285 | 3.85 | 25.0% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| DraftKings | +8.5 | −108 | +285 | 3.85 | 24.9% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| FanDuel | +8.5 | −110 | +270 | 3.70 | 25.8% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetMGM | +8.5 | −110 | +280 | 3.80 | 25.3% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetRivers | +8 | −108 | +280 | 3.80 | 25.0% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetOnline | +9 | −113 | +285 | 3.85 | 25.0% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| Bovada | +8.5 | −110 | +290 | 3.90 | 24.5% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| LowVig | +9 | −109 | +285 | 3.85 | 25.0% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| MyBookie | +9.5 | −110 | +295 | 3.95 | 24.1% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
| BetUS | +8.5 | −110 | +285 | 3.85 | 25.0% | 43.5 | Sat 5:55 PM |
College football has no official injury report: our notes come from team and media reports, linked at the source, in our own words. Lines are the consensus (the median across U.S. sportsbooks) unless a book is named.