Rice at Army

Rice has a relatively new quarterback, as senior Tyler Stehling steps in. The coaching staff might be having second thoughts, though, after last week's disaster against Western Kentucky, scoring 14 points. He threw no touchdowns with two interceptions. Last season Stehling completed 50% of his passes with one TD, and two picks. Last week the team was down 30-7 at the half, but Stehling threw for just 186 total yards despite 38 attempts. Rice is 11-5 UNDER the total against a winning team, plus 15-5 UNDER after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game. They face a run-oriented Army squad and an underrated coach in Jeff Monken. The defense took a massive step forward last season to finish #47 in the nation in yards. The defense did a great job of keeping the team in games, allowing 22 points or fewer six times. That 'D' shined last week in a 28-13 upset at Temple, allowing just 251 total yards. The offense still has a ways to go, however, winning just two games a year ago when Army scored 77% of the time inside the 20 and came up with touchdowns on only 20 of 31 trips. Play Rice/Army UNDER the total.