The Rice Owls (4-6) travel to take on the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (2-8) looking to snap their three-game losing streak. It’s gone from bad to worse for Rice this season, with the team dropping three in a row. Players will take the field Saturday, Nov 21 at 7:00 p.m. ET and the game will air on AMSN.
UTSA won a tight one against Charlotte 30-27 last week. Jarveon Williams had a big game on the ground in the victory, totaling 181 yards and one TD on 19 attempts. Rice didn’t have the same success as UTSA, losing big to Southern Miss 65-10. Darik Dillard had a good performance running the ball for the Owls, gaining 70 yards on nine carries. Austin Walter finished with 65 rushing yards on 10 carries.
Oddsmakers have deemed the UTSA and Rice game as an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable currently.
Sitting at 2-8 Straight Up (SU) and 4-5-1 Against The Spread (ATS), the Roadrunners will look to improve heading into Week 12. In their five most recent matchups, the Roadrunners went 1-4 SU and 1-3-1 ATS. The Roadrunners could be able to pounce on Rice’s struggles during the third quarter, when they give up 9.2 points per game. For UTSA, special teams has provided an extra spark. They average the most return yards in Division I with 149 per game.
As for their opponent, the Owls have 4-6 SU and 5-5 ATS records this season. Over their last five games, the Owls have a SU and ATS record of 2-3 for those betting with them. The Owls defense might be able to take away the ball as the Roadrunners rank near the bottom in the country in fumbles lost with 1.1 per game. Rice tends to control the time of possession during games, averaging a time of 33:52 for eighth in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Texas-San Antonio, ATS Winner – Texas-San Antonio
Notes
UTSA is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
UTSA is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
UTSA is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home.
UTSA is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UTSA’s last 5 games at home.
Rice is 3-0 SU when leading at the half this season. UTSA is 1-2 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
This season, Rice is only 2-3 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and an even 1-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
