Rice at Houston

Rice got off to an ominous start when they lost to Sam Houston St. 34-14 at home in their opener. They quickly got redemption vs Texas Southern the following week in a 69-7 blowout win. The Owls are 8-3 ATS in ther last 11 games. Houston appears to have one of their weakest teams in a long time. They have started 0-2, scoring just 12 points in a loss to Oklahoma, after losing to a UNLV team by 20 points at home. Houston showed signs of a diminishing offense last year as the Cougars scored 17 or fewer points five times. The Cougars are now 4-10 in their last 14 games. Remember, Rice beat them last year to snap a seven-game losing streak against Houston. Houston has fallen swiftly, and I like Rice.