Rice Owls vs UTEP Miners Prediction, 11/20/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs UTEP Miners

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Location: Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Miners (-10)

Total/Over-Under: 48

The UTEP Miners (6-4) will compete against the Rice Owls (3-7) at Sun Bowl on Saturday. UTEP opens this contest as 10-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 48.

The Rice Owls step onto the field holding a record of 3-7 for this season. In their last contest, the Owls faced the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 31-21. Ari Broussard was the best rusher for the Owls with 15 attempts for 60 yards (4.0 yards per attempt). Jake Constantine finished 28/50 with 380 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rate of 379.1 and finished the game with 4 interceptions. In the running game, the Owls conceded 57 yds on 24 attempts, which averages out to 2.4 yds per run allowed. Rice relinquished 20 pass completions on 29 tries for a total of 292 yds, and a completion percentage of 69.0%. On the day, they ran 85 plays which totaled 504 yards. The Rice Owls ended up running the ball 35 times and amassed 124 yards, which had them averaging 3.5 yards per attempt.

When talking about putting points on the board, the Rice Owls have an average of 19.5 points per contest. As a unit they hold an average of 147.3 yards via the ground game ranking this team at 83rd in Division 1. The Owls currently have 3,537 total yards for the year. In terms of getting the ball in the endzone, Rice has compiled 11 touchdowns through the air and 15 rushing touchdowns. Rice has accumulated 193 first downs offensively, and they have been hurt by 75 penalties for 624 yds. They have turned the football over 19 times.

The Owls are ranked 132nd in D-1 when it comes to team defense, allowing 36.5 PPG. They are giving up 5.1 yards per rush and 170.8 rushing yards per game so far this season. Overall, they have given up 1,708 yards via the ground game in 10 games. When it comes to passing yardage, the Owls are conceding 2,616 yds which puts them in 121st in Division 1. They have conceded 261.6 yards per contest via the pass and conceding a completion percentage of 64.5%. In total, they have given up 432.4 yards per outing which puts them 116th in D-1. They have yielded 18 touchdowns via the pass and 26 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Miners come into this matchup with a record of 6-4 for this year. The last time they took the field, the Miners took a defeat with a final score of 44-17 when they played the North Texas Mean Green. Gavin Hardison (1 TD) walked away from the contest with 273 yards on 15/29 through the air while his QB rating was 135.3. He had 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 9.4. Ronald Awatt ran the ball 17 times for 85 yards, finishing the contest with 5.0 yards per attempt for UTEP. The Miners ended up finishing with 382 yards and they ran 62 plays (6.2 yds per play). UTEP ran the ball for 3.3 yards per carry, finishing the game with 109 yds on 33 attempts. UTEP allowed 39 rush attempts for 280 yards (7.2 yds per rush). The Miners pass defense allowed a completion rate of 64.7%, surrendering 286 yards on 22 for 34 through the air.

The UTEP Miners hold an average of 392.6 yards per game, which has them ranked 73rd in Division 1. The UTEP offense has compiled 777 yards of penalties on 83 infractions, which has them sitting 10th in the nation in terms of helping out the other team. During this campaign so far, the Miners have thrown for 2,410 passing yards in addition to an average of 241.0 passing yards per game, ranking them 61st in Division 1. When looking at their scoring prowess, the Miners sit 98th in D-1 with 23.9 points per game.

UTEP has yielded a total of 1,252 yards on the ground (125.2 yards per game) in addition to 14 touchdowns on the ground for the season. They have yielded 11 touchdowns via the pass as well as 210.3 yards/outing, which has them in 51st in college football. The Miners defense has participated in 653 plays, which has them ranked 49th in D-1. The Miners are relinquishing 22.7 points per game, which has them sitting 57th in D-1. Over the course of the season, they have conceded 227 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Owls/Miners college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Miners -10

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