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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-3, 1-1 AAC) welcome the Rice Owls (3-3, 1-1) to Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rice vs. Tulsa odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Tulsa had a bye in Week 7. The Golden Hurricane lost on the road 20-17 to Florida Atlantic in Week 6, failing to cover as a 2.5-point underdog. Tulsa is 2-1 at home this season and 1-2 against the spread (ATS) and 2-3-1 ATS overall. QB Cardell Williams is the main threat for this offense, totaling 955 passing yards and 8 TDs in 6 games.
Rice, which lost to UConn 38-31 in Week 6 as a 10-point home favorite, also had a Week 7 bye.. The Owls are 4-2 ATS this season and 1-1 ATS on the road. QB JT Daniels is the star of the show for the Owls, throwing for 1,831 passing yards and 15 TDs in 6 games.
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Rice at Tulsa odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 10:16 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rice +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Tulsa -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Rice +3 (-110) | Tulsa -3 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Rice at Tulsa picks and predictions
Prediction
Rice 31, Tulsa 28
Moneyline
BET RICE (+135).
Rice is 1-0 straight up and ATS as an underdog of 7 or fewer points. It beat Houston 43-41, covering as a 7-point underdog in Week 2. While it did lose to UConn, the Owls have the far more competent quarterback who has a 15-5 TD-to-INT ratio.
Tulsa has scored 25 or fewer points in 4 of 6 games and has scored 22 or fewer in 2 of its last 3. Williams has 8 TDs and 7 INTs which shouldn’t give bettors much confidence. For the value, take RICE (+135).
Against the spread
PASS.
Rice is 0-2 straight up on the road and has lost those games by 13 and 27. With this spread just a field goal, the value here is on Rice to win outright. Tulsa is 2-1 at home as well with its only loss to top-ten Oklahoma in Week 3.
Over/Under
LEAN OVER 58.5 (-110).
Tulsa is 2-4 O/U this season and has alternated going Over and Under since losing 43-10 to Washington in Week 2, a game that went Under the 66 total. It is primed for an Over given those trends.
Rice’s defense has also allowed 37 or more points in 4 of 6 games. It has gone Over in 4 of its last 5 games and has a competent offense and a hole-filled defense.
Couple the 2 and Tulsa’s trends and back the OVER 58.5 (-110).
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