Florida Atlantic Owls Open as Week 10 Betting Underdogs vs Owls

The Rice Owls will do battle with the visiting Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday, looking to bolster their record and fatten the pocketbooks of betting fans who back them.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Odds makers at Sportsbook had the Rice Owls as -2-point favorites in the matchup, while the betting total had not been set at press time (check Sportsbook for the latest on the over under).

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 27-25 result in favor of the Owls. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Rice bring a 1-7 record (3-5 ATS) to the Week 10 betting matchup against the 1-7 Florida Atlantic Owls, who are 2-6 ATS against the spread. Over under betting has seen Rice go 4-4 so far and the Owls go 4-4. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Rice vs Florida Atlantic injuries news.

This game matches up the No. 125 (Rice Owls) and the No. 123 (Florida Atlantic Owls) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA football Power Rankings at Odds Shark.

Statistical Matchup

The game also pits Rice's No. 93-ranked offense, averaging 24.38 PPG, against a Florida Atlantic defense that ranks No. 118 this week at 37.75 PPG. The Rice aerial game is averaging 204.5 yards per game, less than the Florida Atlantic Owls secondary allows through the air, 268 YPG per game.

In comparing defenses, the Florida Atlantic Owls own the league's No. 110-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 247.75 yards per game when on the road. Rice, on the other hand, rates No. 53 this week in generating rushing yards at home.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Florida Atlantic was hammered in its last outing, as WKU ran up a 52-3 score against them at FAU Stadium.

Rice was hammered in its last outing, as LA Tech ran up a 61-16 score against them at Joe Aillet Stadium.

Betting Trends
  • Florida Atlantic is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
  • Florida Atlantic is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Florida Atlantic's last 18 games
  • Florida Atlantic is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
  • Rice is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
  • Rice is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games
  • Rice is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Florida Atlantic home to UTEP, Saturday, November 12th
Rice at Charlotte, Saturday, November 12th

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