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One of the top rushers in college football will be featured when Dean Connors and the Rice Owls (1-2) take on the Army Black Knights (2-0) on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
The Owls are expected to lose (currently +7) versus the Black Knights (with an over/under of 44 points).
Below you’ll find our preview for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
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Army -7 vs. Rice
Army vs. Rice Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Black Knights (-7)
- Moneyline: Black Knights (-285), Owls (+228)
- Total: 44 points
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Army vs. Rice Betting Stats and Info
The Black Knights have won all one games against the spread. Army has not been favored on the moneyline yet this season. Rice has a single win against the spread so far this season (1-2-0). This will be the second game this year Rice is the moneyline underdog. The Owls lost the first one.
Army vs. Rice Key Players
Army Black Knights
- Bryson Daily racked up 913 passing yards (76.1 per game) with a 50% completion percentage last year, while throwing for seven touchdowns with six interceptions. He also had 901 rushing yards on 215 carries and seven touchdowns.
- Kanye Udoh amassed 524 rushing yards on 99 carries, with one touchdown on the ground, last season.
- Last season Isaiah Alston was targeted 20 times and notched nine catches for 266 yards and two touchdowns.
- Noah Short contributed with 252 receiving yards on 18 grabs and two touchdowns. He was targeted 31 times, and averaged 21 yards per game.
- Casey Reynolds collected 237 receiving yards on 16 catches.
- Last season, Leo Lowin put up three sacks, two TFL and 88 tackles.
- Last season, Bo Nicolas-Paul reeled in three interceptions and added 32 tackles and three passes defended.
Rice Owls
- JT Daniels threw for 2,443 yards while completing 63.1% of his passes last year, with 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions (187.9 yards per game).
- Connors ran for a team-best 771 yards on 121 attempts and seven touchdowns a season ago. He also averaged 31 receiving yards per game, grabbing 43 passes for 403 yards and three TDs.
- Last season Juma Otoviano ran for 326 yards on 92 carries (25.1 yards per game), with four rushing touchdowns.
- Last year Luke McCaffrey was targeted 123 times and had 71 catches for 992 yards with 13 touchdowns.
- Boden Groen caught 39 passes on 51 targets for 383 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 29.5 receiving yards per game.
- Coleman Coco boasted an impressive stat line of 3.5 sacks, six TFL and 47 tackles.
- Plae Wyatt collected 81 tackles, two TFL, and one sack over the course of his 2023 campaign.
- Last season Tre’Shon Devones grabbed two interceptions and added 45 tackles, two TFL, and five passes defended.