The visiting Rice Owls hope to send their betting fans to the pay window on Saturday as they look to cover the spread at Stanford Stadium against the Cardinal.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to back the visiting Rice Owls in this one found them as 33-point underdogs on the Sportsbook college football point spread at Sportsbook. Bookmark the college football odds pages to see where the over under number opens in this game.
A 35-19 result in favor of the Cardinal is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.
Rice Owls vs Stanford Cardinal Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Stanford Cardinal are 8-3 so far on the season, and 7-4 ATS vs the point spread. The Rice Owls, meanwhile, are 3-8 and 5-6 ATS. Those over under betting have seen Stanford go 4-7 and the Rice Owls go 6-5 on the totals. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Stanford vs Rice injuries news.
The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Stanford Cardinal at No. 47 and the Rice Owls at No. 121 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Stanford Cardinal No. 94-ranked offense (25.09 PPG) against a Rice Owls defense that ranks No. 115 at 37 PPG. The Stanford Cardinal passing attack has averaged 158.91 yards per game, less than the Rice Owls give up through the air (299.18 YPG on average).
In comparing defenses, the Rice Owls own the league's No. 78-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 203 yards per game when on the road. Stanford, on the other hand, rates No. 68 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
UTEP didn't make much of a game of it last time out, losing to the Owls as Rice blasted them 44-24 in Week 12 action.
Christian McCaffrey ran through the California defense for 284 yards in Stanford's last game, handing the Golden Bears a 45-31 setback on Saturday at California Memorial Stadium.
- Rice is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games
- Rice is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Rice is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
- Stanford is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games
- Stanford is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Stanford's last 6 games
- Stanford is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
