Rice @ East Carolina, Week 6 · 2026
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GAME DAY
Week 6 · TBDRICE radioOwl Sports Network
CFB VIBES MODEL (CVM)CVM MODELThe CFB Vibes Model is our game simulator. It replays this matchup 10,000 times using team ratings, the betting line and home-field edge, then reports how often each side wins and the most likely score.How has it done? Track record →
10,000 simulations10k SimsThe Read
Our model gives Rice a 15% chance.
SeriesRice leads 3–2 · Rice won the last meeting, 24–17 · 2023
What's driving the model
Ratings edge (SP+) ECU
Home-field edge ECU
Model projection ECU
Each game samples a margin around our projection from this season's ratings and a final total around a league-typical total.
Rice @ East Carolina
Your sims:Sims: RICE 0, ECU 0
HOW THEY GOT HERE
last 3East Carolina
East Carolina2025: 9–4 (6–2 AAC)
Wvs Pittsburgh23–17Wat Florida Atlantic42–3Lat UTSA58–24East Carolina2025: 9–4 (6–2 AAC)Betting Lines
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Rice vs East Carolina Stats ComparisonRice vs ECU Stats Comparison
2025 stats| RiceRICE | East CarolinaECU | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.1#121 | PPG | 32.7#24 |
| 32.9#124 | PA/G | 20.1#25 |
| 302.4#126 | YDS/G | 449#19 |
| 97.6#135 | PASS/G | 272.7#21 |
| 204.8#15 | RUSH/G | 176.3#46 |
| 4.5#133 | YDS/PLAY | 5.8#55 |
| 34.0%#116 | 3RD DOWN | 47.2%#15 |
| 0.04#126 | OFF PPA | 0.19#49 |
| 0.24#120 | DEF PPA | 0.05#16 |
| 35.6%#128 | OFF SUCCESS | 45.8%#29 |
| 41.4%#66 | DEF SUCCESS | 37.6%#24 |
| 39.4% | RET PROD | 13.6% |
| 1.21#90 | EXPLOSIVE | 1.16#118 |
| −4#98 | TO MARGIN | +10#11 |
| -15.3 | SP+ | -2.3 |
| -13.4#122 | FPI | -0.6#68 |
2025 season stats and 2026 season ratings. 2026 has not published these numbers yet.
THE VENUE
Dowdy-Ficklen StadiumLocationGreenville, NC
Capacity50,000
SurfaceGrass
Opened1963
Elevation63 ft
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