Rice at Louisiana Tech

Rice broke through with a 65-44 win over Prairie View for a push as a 21-point favorite after covering the spread in three of its previous four games. The Owls rushed for 200 yards with Samuel Stewart gaining 116 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown. Tyler Stehling was 22-of-31 for 407 yards and five touchdowns. Stehling has completed 58.8 percent of his passes this season for 1,389 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. Louisiana Tech is ranked #87 on defense in total yards allowed with 431.0 per game, #121 in passing yards allowed with 298.2 per game and #91 in points allowed with 31.6 per contest. Rice has covered five straight after scoring 40-plus in its previous game and the Bulldogs do not have the type of defense to safely lay this many points. Grab the big number and play Rice.