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Rice Stadium is the venue where the Houston Cougars (1-0) will match up against the Rice Owls (0-1) on Saturday, September 9, 2023.
The Cougars are expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -9.5) against the Owls. The over/under for this game is 52.5 points.
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Game Info for Houston vs. Rice
- Game Day: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NFL Network
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Rice Stadium
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | -9.5 | -111 | -109 | 52.5 | -110 | -110 | -366 | +285 |
Houston Pick Insights
- Houston is 1-0-0 against the spread this season.
Houston Stats & Insights
- Houston scored 36.1 points per game last season, comparable to the 34.2 per outing Rice gave up.
- When Houston scored over 34.2 points last season, it went 2-4 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
- Houston averaged 65.7 more yards per game (456.1) than Rice allowed per contest (390.4) last season.
- Houston was 3-6 against the spread and 6-3 overall when the team churned out more than 390.4 yards last year.
- Houston rushed for 142.5 yards per game last year, 39.3 fewer than the 181.8 Rice allowed per contest.
- Last year Houston had a 0-2 ATS record and a 1-1 overall record in games the team rushed for more than 181.8 yards.
- Houston turned the ball over two more times (19 total) than Rice forced a turnover (17) last year.
Houston’s Best Players
- Last year Clayton Tune had 4,069 passing yards — including a 67.4% completion percentage — with 40 touchdowns and 10 interceptions (313 yards per game). His rushing performance consisted of 128 carries for 547 yards and five TDs.
- Stacy Sneed put up 501 yards on 76 carries (38.5 yards per game), with five rushing touchdowns last season.
- In the previous year, Nathaniel Dell grabbed 109 passes (on 155 targets) for 1,398 yards (107.5 per game). He also found the end zone 17 times.
- KeSean Carter also impressed receiving last season. He collected 40 receptions for 619 yards and five touchdowns. He was targeted 59 times.
- Matthew Golden grabbed 38 passes for 571 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 43.9 yards per game last season.
- D’Anthony Jones’ hard work last season put up a stat line of five sacks, eight TFL and 36 tackles.
- Donavan Mutin was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 73 tackles and four TFL last year.
- Last season Jayce Rogers had a huge stat line of three interceptions, 39 tackles, two TFL, and three passes defended.
Rice Betting Insights
- Rice is 1-0-0 against the spread this season.
- Rice is 1-0 against the spread so far this season when playing as at least 9.5-point underdogs.
- Rice’s one games with a set total this season have all finished under the over/under.
Rice Pick Insights
- Last season Rice racked up 7.0 fewer points per game (25.2) than Houston allowed (32.2).
- When Rice scored over 32.2 points last year, it was 3-1 against the spread and 4-0 overall.
- Rice racked up 47.4 fewer yards per game (374.2) than Houston allowed per matchup (421.6) last year.
- In games that Rice churned out more than 421.6 yards last year, the team was 4-1 against the spread and 4-1 overall.
- Last season Rice ran for just 1.6 fewer yards (141.3) than Houston allowed per outing (142.9).
- Last season Rice had a 4-4 ATS record and a 4-4 overall record in games the team ran for more than 142.9 yards.
- Rice turned the ball over 19 more times (32 total) than Houston forced turnovers (13) last season.
Rice’s Best Players
- TJ McMahon connected on 60.2% of his passes and threw for 2,102 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. McMahon also helped on the ground, collecting three touchdowns on 11.8 yards per game.
- Cameron Montgomery tallied 561 rushing yards during last year’s campaign.
- Juma Otoviano ran for one touchdown on 403 yards a year ago.
- Bradley Rozner averaged 67.4 receiving yards and collected 10 receiving touchdowns over the course of the 2022 season.
- Luke McCaffrey caught 58 passes last season on his way to 723 yards and six receiving touchdowns.
- Isaiah Esdale played his way to two receiving touchdowns and 544 receiving yards (41.8 ypg) last season.
- Last year Josh Pearcy collected 5.5 sacks, eight TFL and 46 tackles.
- Chris Conti had an impactful defensive performance last season with 70 tackles, three TFL, and one sack.
- A year ago Myron Morrison recorded 66 tackles, four TFL, 1.5 sacks, and two passes defended as well as two interceptions.
