Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls prediction, odds and picks, November 27, 2026
Army at Rice: Bandwagon's model makes Army an 82% favorite (Army −14.5).
Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls odds and win probability
Axle gives Army a 82% chance to win, by about 15 points.
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Why Axle has Army
All CFB ratings| ARMY | RICE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1531 58th of 138 | 1264 132nd of 138 |
| Last 5 games | 3-2 | 0-5 |
| Streak | L2 | L8 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
| Meetings won | 1 | 0 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results and home advantage; last 5 results, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | RICE win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:52 PM ET | 18% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:52 PM ET | 18% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:43 PM ET | 18% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 18% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 18% | — |
Army Black Knights vs Rice Owls prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Black Knights a 14.5-point favorite, with a 82% chance to win. The model total is 56. Ratings: Owls 1264 (132nd of 138), Black Knights 1531 (58th). The Owls have won 0 of their last 5; the Black Knights 3 of their last 5. The two have met 1 time in Bandwagon's results history; the Owls won 0, the Black Knights 1.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
Army Black Knights
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Air Force Falcons | L 21–24 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Memphis Tigers | L 22–49 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Tulsa Golden Hurricane | W 38–35 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Florida Atlantic Owls | W 56–24 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Tulane Green Wave | W 20–17 | – | – | matchup |
Rice Owls
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at North Texas Mean Green | L 23–52 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Florida Atlantic Owls | L 49–51 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane | L 17–38 | – | – | matchup | |
| at East Carolina Pirates | L 12–28 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs UTSA Roadrunners | L 14–16 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Owls at Army Black Knights | 14–37 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
Army Black Knights: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Rice Owls: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Black Knights– 6th · L2
- Black Knights rating1531 58th of 138, 8 games
- Owls– 14th · L8
- Owls rating1264 132nd of 138, 8 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I FBS football · 6th · streak L2
No stances yet today on $ARMY: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Army Black Knights bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
NCAA Division I FBS football · 14th · streak L8
No stances yet today on $RICE: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Rice Owls bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I FBS football a line is made from the ratings and home advantage alone: a calibration layer using the other inputs did not beat rating-only out of sample here. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule in the data, not usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form in the data, not usedaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones unavailable for this game · A previous venue or its coordinates is not storeddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata venue coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones
- Weather unavailable for this game · No forecast stored before kickoffforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.