Data Skrive:
Star runner Makhi Hughes and the Tulane Green Wave (4-2) face the Rice Owls (2-4) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Yulman Stadium.
The Green Wave are expected to come out on top by at least two touchdowns (currently -22) against the Owls. The over/under for this game is 52.5 points.
Read on for our preview for this season, and find all of our expert predictions here, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $38.18
Tulane -22 vs. Rice
Tulane vs. Rice Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Green Wave (-22)
- Moneyline: Green Wave (-2041), Owls (+993)
- Total: 52.5 points
Tulane vs. Rice Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Green Wave are 5-1-0. The Green Wave’s record against the spread, when favored by 22 points or more, is a perfect 1-0. In the four games favored on the moneyline, Tulane has put up a 4-0 record. Rice has two wins against the spread so far this season (2-4-0). Rice’s record is 1-2 in games it’ve played as the underdog this year.
Tulane vs. Rice Recent Stats and Trends
Tulane Green Wave
- In its last three games, Tulane has covered the spread each time, and is 3-0 overall.
- In its past three games, Tulane has gone over the total twice.
- The Green Wave have averaged a total of 55.5 combined points in their last three games, three greater than this game’s total of 52.5.
Rice Owls
- Rice has covered the spread once, and is 3-0 overall, over its last three contests.
- Rice has hit the over twice in its past three games.
- Rice has averaged a total of 47.3 combined points in its last three games, 5.2 fewer than this matchup’s over/under of 52.5.
Tulane vs. Rice Key Players
Tulane Green Wave
- Darian Mensah has thrown for 1,256 yards while connecting on 66.1% of his passes (84-for-127), with 10 touchdowns and two interceptions (209.3 yards per game).
- Hughes has rushed for a team-leading 604 yards (100.7 per game) and scored seven touchdowns.
- So far this season Arnold Barnes III has rushed for 181 yards (30.2 per game), with three touchdowns.
- Mario Williams has 23 catches (on 36 targets) and leads the team with 414 receiving yards (69 per game) while hauling in two touchdowns.
- Dontae Fleming’s stat line this year reveals 17 catches for 304 yards and one touchdown. He puts up 50.7 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 22 times.
- Yulkeith Brown is averaging 34.5 yards per game, racking up 14 receptions (24 targets) for 207 yards and three touchdowns.
- This season Patrick Jenkins leads the team with three sacks and has added three TFL and seven tackles.
- Over the course of the current campaign, Bailey Despanie has totaled 20 tackles and one TFL and leads the team in tackles.
- Elijah Champaigne has a team-high one interception and has tacked on one TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one pass defended in six games this season.
Rice Owls
- This season, E.J. Warner has collected 1,302 passing yards (217 per game) while completing 133 of 216 passes (61.6%), with nine touchdowns and six interceptions.
- Dean Connors has rushed for a team-leading 396 yards on 63 carries (66 yards per game) while scoring six touchdowns. He also averages 39.2 receiving yards per game, grabbing 33 passes for 235 yards and one touchdown.
- Taji Atkins has rushed for 158 yards on 24 carries (31.6 yards per game), with two touchdowns on the ground.
- Matt Sykes has 31 catches (49 targets) and paces his team with 391 receiving yards (65.2 per game) while scoring three touchdowns.
- Kobie Campbell has caught 15 passes on 23 targets for 150 yards and one touchdown.
- Josh Pearcy has notched a team-leading 3.5 sacks, while adding three TFL and 19 tackles.
- Ty Anthony Morris’ 27 tackles, one TFL, and one sack make him the team’s leading tackler.
- Joseph Mutombo has a team-high one interception and has tacked on five tackles, two TFL, one sack, and one pass defended in six games this season.