Bettors will be looking to hit pay dirt on Saturday when the Owls host the Green Wave at Rice Stadium in Week 12 action.

Supporters of the Green Wave have seen them go 2-9 and 3-8 ATS so far this season, while the Owls are at 3-7 and 4-6 ATS. In totals betting, the Owls are 4-6, while the Green Wave are 6-5.



View Tulane vs Rice Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: The home team opened as 13-point favorites in this NCAA football battle. No over under line was available early in the week, but was set to posted shortly.

Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 77 (Owls) and the No. 108 (Green Wave) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 18-13 result in favor of the Owls is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Rice's No. 88-ranked offense (23.7 PPG) against a Green Wave defense that ranks No. 118 at 39.4 PPG. The Owls passing attack has averaged 207.9 yards per game, less than the Green Wave give up through the air (246.6 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Green Wave feature the league's No. 51-rated road run defense, allowing 161.6 yards per game. Rice, meanwhile, ranks No. 77 in rushing offense at home.

Tulane was a 73-17 loser in their most recent outing at home against Houston. They failed to cover the 34–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (90) made winners of OVER bettors.

Rice was a 28-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Northwestern. They failed to cover the 17–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (34) made winners of UNDER bettors.


Tulane Green Wave Trends:
When playing in November are 2-8
When playing on turf are 2-8
After being outgained are 1-9
When playing within the conference are 2-8

Rice Owls Trends:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on turf are 5-5
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 4-6

A few Green Wave at Owls trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tulane's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tulane's last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulane's last 6 games when playing Rice
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Tulane's last 23 games on the road
Rice is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice's last 6 games when playing Tulane


Next up:
Tulane at Hawaii, Saturday, November 26
Rice at Southern Methodist, Saturday, November 26