Rice Owls vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/02/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Venue:  Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX 

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rice +35, Texas -35; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rice +35, Texas -35; Over/Under:  59 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rice +35, Texas -35; Over/Under:  58.5 points

Rice Owls:  0-0 (AAC)

Texas Longhorns:  0-0 (Big 12)

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Rice Owls:  N/A

Texas Longhorns:  N/A

Rice finished last season with a 5-8 record overall and they had a 3-5 record in their conference games too.  They were 4-2 in their home games, 1-5 in their road games, and they were also 0-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 25.2 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 34.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 374.4 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 390.2 yards per game. TJ Mcmahon led the team in passing yards with 2102, Cameron Montgomery led the team in rushing yards with 561, and Brad Rozner led the team in receiving yards with 876.

 

 

 

Texas finished last season with an 8-5 record overall and they had a 6-3 record in their conference games too.  They were 5-2 in their home games, 2-2 in their road games, and they were also 1-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 34.5 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 21.6 points per game. Their offense also averaged 429.5 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 368.4 yards per game. Quinn Ewers led the team in passing yards with 2177, Bijan Robinson led the team in rushing yards with 1580, and Xavier Worthy led the team in receiving yards with 760.

The current betting odds have Rice listed as a 35 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Rice finished last season with a losing 5-8 record overall and they weren't great in their conference either as they were 3-5. Now they have moved into a new conference for this season so they will be looking to come out strong and make a good impression in their new conference. They have also improved a lot in the transfer portal as they picked up JT Daniels who did play QB at Georgia so their offense will be able to move the ball a lot better with him running the show. Texas finished last season with an 8-5 record overall and they were 6-3 in their conference but every year there is so much hype around this Texas team and every year they fall short of their expectations. This is also a Texas team that has lost the best running back in the country Bijan Robinson as he has moved on to the NFL so they have lost what was a really big part of their offense last season. This is also a Texas rivalry and Rice will definitely bring their best effort here, especially since Texas won't view Rice in the same light coming into this game. The best way to place a bet here is on Rice to cover the spread in this game. 

Rice Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 2, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Texas 42 Rice 20.

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Rice Owls: 1-6 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 4-8 ATS in road games. 18-7 OVER in all games. 9-0 OVER in non-conference games.

Texas Longhorns: 8-4 ATS as a home favorite. 32-22 ATS as a home favorite of 21.5 or more points. 9-4 ATS in home games. 6-2 ATS in the first month of the season. 

Rice Owls:  None.

Texas Longhorns:  S. Red (RB) Ques Sat - Shoulder.

“Every time I looked up, they were playing on the offensive line of scrimmage.” - Mike Bloomgren on his team’s first scrimmage before the start of the new college football season.

"You know I got a letter from the commissioner about sportsmanship the day before that speech. So I'm trying to figure out what are we promoting to our student-athletes, and then to go say those type of things. I'm not guessing that he's going to be having his Thanksgiving dinner with us the night before that game." - Steve Sarkisian on the comments of Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark.

WR Johnson-McCray, JoVoni 

WR Patterson III, Cedric 

WR McCaffrey, Luke 

TE Bradley, Jack 

QB Daniels, JT 

RB Connors, Dean 

FB Barnett, Micah 

WR Worthy, Xavier 

WR Mitchell, Adonai 

WR Whittington, Jordan 

TE Sanders, Ja'Tavion 

QB Ewers, Quinn 

RB Brooks, Jonathon 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Coaches:

Rice Owls: Mike Bloomgren (6th season)

Texas Longhorns: Steve Sarkisian (3rd season)