Western Michigan at 
Rice
Total 43.5
Western Michigan is favored by 9.5 on the road against Rice, and the total is 43.5. Our number has Western Michigan by 13.6, so the lean is Western Michigan -9.5. A lean, not a play. Western Michigan has covered 15 of 19 as a favorite, 2023-2026, better than the 8-11 they are everywhere else.
Our number vs the market
College is leans only. The model has no proven edge against the spread here, so this is where we disagree with the market, not a bet we are telling you to make.
How each team covers in this spot
Western MichiganRiceAgainst the spread and the total, the last three seasons plus this one, pushes left out. Only the conditions that are true of this game, only where the team has at least 8 games in the spot, and only where the team beats the whole league in that spot. The second bar is the same team everywhere else.
Player trends that apply to this game
Jalen BuckleyRB has 9 of his last 10 games as a favorite with 50+ rushing yards.The second number is the point. Everyone posts the first one. Game logs through last season; this season joins the file as it is played.