Rice at UAB

Rice may be winless but has been very competitive, losing to Army (14-7), Baylor (21-13) and La. Tech (23-20). Rice is on a 6-1-1 spread run, including 5-0 ATS on the road. The Owls are also 21-9 ATS after allowing fewer than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. They are a big dog to a UAB squad that has had an easy schedule. They were favored over Western Kentucky last week and lost 20-13 with four turnovers. QB Tyler Johnson has eight TDs, six picks and their top two runners are averaging 3.4 yards per carry. UAB is 11-28 ATS against teams that average 120 rushing yards or fewer per game, plus 9-21 ATS versus teams that average 310 total yards or less per contest. Play Rice.