Houston2 – 1vsRice1 – 2

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Projected outcome

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Matchup intelligence

Team	Offense	Defense	Overall
Houston Cougars	B+	A-	A-
Rice Owls	C-	C	C-

Sportsbook context

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ESPN BET

TeamMoneylineSpread

HOU-700-13.5 (-120)

RICE+450+13.5 (+100)

Total 38.5Over -120Under +100

Recent form

Overall4–6–0W–L–TATS4–5–0W–L–P · 9/10 gradedO/U2–7–0O–U–P · 9/10 graded

Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total
8/28/25	vs SFA	W 27–0	W -23.5	U 54.5
11/30/24	@ BYU	L 18–30	L +9.5	O 39.5
11/23/24	vs BAY	L 10–20	L +6.5	U 50.5
11/15/24	@ ARIZ	L 3–27	L +1.5	U 46.5
11/2/24	vs KSU	W 24–19	W +9.5	U 44.5
10/26/24	vs UTAH	W 17–14	W +4.5	U 35.5
10/19/24	@ KU	L 14–42	L +5.5	O 45.5
10/4/24	@ TCU	W 30–19	W +16.5	U 51.5
9/28/24	vs ISU	L 0–20	L +16.5	U 42.5
9/21/24	@ CIN	L 0–34	—	—

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Overall4–6–0W–L–TATS6–4–0W–L–PO/U4–6–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total
8/30/25	@ UL	W 14–12	W +9.5	U 48.5
11/30/24	vs USF	W 35–28	W +5.5	O 53.5
11/23/24	@ UAB	L 14–40	L -6.5	O 52.5
11/8/24	@ MEM	L 20–27	W +7.5	U 50.5
11/2/24	vs NAVY	W 24–10	W +13.5	U 49.5
10/26/24	@ CONN	L 10–17	L +6.5	U 45.5
10/19/24	@ TULN	L 10–24	W +22.5	U 52.5
10/12/24	vs UTSA	W 29–27	W +3.5	O 51.5
9/28/24	vs CLT	L 20–21	L -4.5	U 47.5
9/21/24	@ ARMY	L 14–37	L +7.5	O 42.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

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