Saturday, November 21, 2015

Alamodome

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The Rice Owls take on the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners on Saturday at Alamodome. The opening line for this game has Rice as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 60.5.

Rice was led in passing last game by Driphus Jackson, who finished with 69 yards through the air. He went 8 for 19 on the game, good for a 42% completion percentage. Darik Dillard was the rushing leader for the Owls last game. He carried the ball 9 times for an average of 8 yards per carry and ended with 70 yards. Parker Smith led the team in receiving with 3 receptions for 40 yards. He had an average of 13 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Rice had 214 total yards on 71 plays. They gained 6 rushing first downs, 7 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 15 first downs on the game. The Owls rushed for 107 yards by way of 35 carries.

Texas San Antonio was led in passing last game by Dalton Sturm, who finished with 133 yards through the air. He went 18 for 33 on the game, good for a 55% completion percentage. Jarveon Williams was the rushing leader for the Roadrunners last game. He carried the ball 19 times for an average of 10 yards per carry and ended with 181 yards. Kerry Thomas led the team in receiving with 9 receptions for 56 yards. He had an average of 6 yards per reception in the contest. Texas San Antonio had 351 total yards on 80 plays. They gained 13 rushing first downs, 5 passing, and 5 by way of penalty for a total of 23 first downs on the game. The Roadrunners rushed for 218 yards by way of 47 carries.

Rice is scoring 26.2 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 17.4 passes on 30.6 attempts for a 56.9 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 220.6 yards per game through the air as well. The Owls are averaging 166.9 rushing yards per game on 42.5 attempts per contest for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. They also run 73.1 plays per contest and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 387.5 yards per game. The Owls are averaging 21.7 first downs per game and they accumulate 62.7 penalty yards per game via 7.2 penalties.

Rice allows 273.9 passing yards per game and 38.9 points per contest on defense. They give up 16.2 completions on 27 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 60. The Owls give up 191.4 rushing yards per contest on 36.7 carries for a 5.2 average per carry. Rice gives up 465.3 total yards per game including 7.3 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.7 penalties per game that total 47.1 yards as a unit.

Texas San Antonio averages 23 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 18.7 passes per game on 32.3 attempts for a 57.9 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 199.9 yards through the air per game thus far. The Roadrunners rush for an average of 162.3 yards per contest on 42.3 attempts for an average of 3.8 yards per carry for the season. They also run 74.6 plays per game and average 4.9 yards per play for a total of 362.2 yards per game. The Roadrunners get an average of 20.8 first downs per game and they average 68.4 penalty yards per game via 7.2 penalties.

Texas San Antonio allows an average of 268.6 passing yards and 33.9 points per contest. They give up 19.8 completions on 33.8 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.6 per game. The Roadrunners give up 166.2 rushing yards per game on 39.4 carries for an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Texas San Antonio gives up 434.8 total yards per game including an average of 5.9 per play. They create an average of 1.7 turnovers per game and 6.3 penalties for 61.7 yards each game.

Rice Betting Trends

Rice is 6-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Rice has an ATS record of 4-5-1 this season

Texas San Antonio Betting Trends

Texas San Antonio is 6-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Texas San Antonio has an ATS record of 4-5-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Rice

11/15/15 DB J.T. Ibe Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Tex San Antonio
11/15/15 RB Samuel Stewart Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Tex San Antonio
09/15/15 DE Graysen Schantz Knee out for season
08/27/15 OL Brandon Dawkins Shoulder out for season

Texas San Antonio

11/15/15 DT Brian Price Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
11/15/15 LB La'Kel Bass Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
11/15/15 LB Steven Holman Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
11/15/15 TE Triston Crossland Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Rice
11/02/15 QB Blake Bogenschutz Concussion out indefinitely
09/29/15 S Chase Dahlquist Undisclosed out for season
09/08/15 S Austin Robinson Personal left the team

Guy's Pick: Take Rice

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