North Carolina A&T beats Rhode Island 22-18
Team pages: Rhode Island · North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T beat Rhode Island 22-18. Share this game
We had Rhode Island favored. North Carolina A&T won.
Box score
North Carolina A&T 22, Rhode Island 18
North Carolina A&T covered +24.5 by 28.5. The total, 40, stayed under 52.5.
Rhode Island leaders
- Passing Alex McClelland 12 of 23, 119 yds, 1 INT
- Rushing Terrence Campbell 16 for 85 yds, 1 TD; Tyler Budge 5 for 49 yds
- Receiving Marquis Buchanan 4 for 35 yds; Marvin Landy 3 for 30 yds
North Carolina A&T leaders
- Passing Kevin White 11 of 20, 139 yds, 1 INT
- Rushing J.T. Smith Jr. 4 for 68 yds; Shimique Blizzard 13 for 67 yds
- Receiving Anthony Rucker 2 for 45 yds; Jayvonne Dillard 3 for 39 yds
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last 4 games
Rhode Island · 2-2
Rated 106th in our preseason ratings, 119th now.
2-2 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 24-56 @ Stony Brook #166 of 668
lost by 32 as a 9.5-point favorite
W 31-10 vs Elon #178 of 668
won by 21 as an 8.5-point favorite
W 34-7 @ Merrimack #216 of 668
won by 27 as a 21-point favorite
Last 4 games
North Carolina A&T · 0-4
Rated 263rd in our preseason ratings, 261st now.
4 straight losses.
Week by week
North Carolina A&T
- Wk 1Lvs Morgan State7-17
- Wk 1Lat Georgia State10-59
- Wk 2Lat North Carolina Central22-30
- Wk 3Lat Campbell14-42
Rhode Island
- Wk 1Wat Merrimack34-7
- Wk 1Lat Temple14-38
- Wk 2Wvs Elon31-10
- Wk 3Lat Stony Brook24-56
Power rating by week
Rhode Island is rated 8.6 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Rhode Island leads the series 1-0
1 meeting since 2023 · Rhode Island won the last meeting
- 2023Rhode Island 31-24
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on North Carolina A&T’s chances here.
Rhode Island favored by 24.5 · Total 52.5
The market
The books’ cut: 5.3%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
North Carolina A&T has had no measurable home edge since 2018 — +0.2 points, home against road — 3rd percentile of FBS.
0% at home, 9% on the road against FBS opponents (0-1 home, 1-10 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -6.2 at home vs. away over 49 games — inside the ±8.3 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 579 miles to get here.
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- North Carolina A&T10th0-1
- Rhode Island8th1-1