Rice Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/19/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, October 19, 2023

Venue:  Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rice +3.5, Tulsa -3.5; Over/Under:  57 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rice +3, Tulsa -3; Over/Under:  57.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rice +3, Tulsa -3; Over/Under:  57.5 points

Rice Owls:  3-3 (1-1) (7th place, AAC)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane:  3-3 (1-1) (8th place, AAC)

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Rice Owls:  lost their last game at home against the UConn Huskies 38-31.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane:  lost their last game on the road against the Florida Atlantic Owls 20-17.

Rice is entering this game with a 3-3 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 0-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against UConn 38-31. JT Daniels was the starting QB and he completed 33/49 passes for 362 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Juma Otoviano led the team in rushing yards with 51 and 2 TDs. Luke McCaffrey led the receivers with 100 receiving yards on 7 receptions and 2 TDs. Plae Wyatt led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Tulsa is entering this game with a 3-3 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 2-1 in their home games, 1-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against FAU 20-17. Cardell Williams was the starting QB and he completed 10/20 passes for 115 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Tahj Gary led the team in rushing yards with 53. Kamdyn Benjamin led the receivers with 46 receiving yards on 3 receptions. Jaise Oliver led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Ben Kopenski led the defense in sacks with 2. Jaise Oliver came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Rice listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Rice is 3-3 this season and they are 1-1 in their conference games. They haven't won a road game this season yet as they are 0-2 but they are going to be looking for their 1st road win of the year here. Tulsa hasn't been any better this season with their 3-3 record overall and they are also 1-1 in conference play. Neither of these teams have been great but Rice has the better offense as they have a much better QB leading the way. Tulsa isn't the kind of team that is going to blow Rice out here either and Rice has a good enough offense to put up points on this bad Tulsa defense and keep this a much closer game in the end. Take the points with 2 bad teams here in what will be a field goal game for either side. The best way to place a bet here is on Rice to cover the spread in this game. 

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Rice Owls: 8-4 ATS after playing a game where 60 total points or more were scored. 23-13 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of -3 or worse. 22-9 OVER in all games. 14-6 OVER as an underdog. 14-5 OVER off 1 or more straight overs.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: 6-11 ATS as a favorite. 4-10 ATS in home games. 11-6 OVER as a favorite. 7-2 OVER when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 10-5 OVER in home games.

Rice Owls:  None.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane:  M. Shoulders (WR) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed.

“Everything that we want out of this year is still attainable and in our control ahead of us. I don’t think what happened today is necessarily the story of our team this year, but it definitely is a time and a wake-up call to show what we need to fix to accomplish what we want to accomplish because it’s all still there.” - Myron Morrison after their loss against UConn in their last game. 

“We have a lot of things to correct, a lot of things to enhance and improve.” - Kevin Wilson after his team’s loss against FAU in their last game. 

WR MacNeill, Rawson 

WR Ransom-Goelz, Landon 

WR McCaffrey, Luke 

TE Bradley, Jack 

QB Daniels, JT 

RB Otoviano, Juma  

FB Barnett, Micah 

WR Shoulders, Marquis 

WR Williams, Devan 

WR Presley, Braylin 

TE Hall, Ethan 

QB Braxton, Braylon 

RB Watkins, Anthony 

Passing: J. Daniels (1831)

Rushing: D. Connors (180)

Receiving: L. McCaffrey (514)

Touchdowns: L. McCaffrey (6)

Passing: C. Williams (955)

Rushing: A. Watkins (367)

Receiving: M. Shoulders (283)

Touchdowns: M. Shoulders (5)

Coaches:

Rice Owls: Mike Bloomgren (6th season)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Kevin Wilson (1st season)