UTSA Roadrunners (8-2) vs. Rice Owls (5-5)
November 19, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Rice Owls +13.5 / UTSA Roadrunners -13.5; Over/Under: +60.5
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The UTSA Roadrunners and the Rice Owls meet in a week 12 C-USA college football matchup from Rice Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The UTSA Roadrunners will be out to build on their 51-7 win over Louisiana Tech last time out for their 7th straight win. Frank Harris has thrown for 3,038 yards, 22 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 69.1% passing while also posting 401 rushing yards as well as 5 TDs this season. Brenden Brady leads UTSA with 623 rushing yards and 9 TDs while Kevorian Barnes has 419 rushing yards as well on the year. Joshua Cephus leads UTSA in receiving with 73 grabs for 823 receiving yards and 5 scores while Zakhari Franklin has 65 catches for 791 yards and a team-high 9 touchdowns and De’Corian Clark also has 741 receiving yards with 8 touchdowns as well this season. On defense, Jamal Ligon has a team-high 64 total tackles while Trey Moore has a team-high 6 sacks this season. Corey Mayfield Jr. also has 3 interceptions as well this season.
The Rice Owls will try to find some consistency after alternating wins and losses in each of their last 8 games after a 45-10 loss to Western Kentucky last time out. TJ McMahon has thrown for 2,102 yards with 18 touchdowns and 14 interceptions on 60.2% passing while Cameron Montgomery’s rushed for 452 yards to lead the Owls on the ground and Juma Otoviano has 274 rushing yards as well this season. Bradley Rozner leads the Owls in receiving with 733 receiving yards along with 35 receptions and 8 touchdowns while Luke McCaffrey has a team-high 51 grabs for 656 yards and 6 TDs this season. On defense, Chris Conti has a team-high 58 total tackles with 22 solo tackles while Josh Pearcy has a team-high 5.5 sacks as well this season.
UTSA is 15-6 ATS in their last 21 road games and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games in November while the over is 9-1 in their last 10 road games. Rice is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in November while the over is 7-0 in their last 7 home games.
I get the reasoning for backing either side here, but I’m looking at the over in this one. Defense has been an issue all season long for Rice and I don’t expect this game to be any different against a UTEP offense that can fly up and down the field. On the other side, I don’t expect UTSA to get out unscathed either here and I just feel like this is going to be a bit of a shootout. Give me the over.
