Texas-San Antonio at Rice

Texas-San Antonio has a pair of wins and faces a 1-4 Rice squad. Texas-San Antonio is unbeaten in conference play and is riding a two-game win streak after opening the season against Arizona State, Baylor and Kansas State. QB Cordale Grundy (five TDs, two picks) is playing well, with the team scoring 55 points the last two contests. Rebuilding Rice won its opener against Prairie View A&M but has gotten crushed the last four games, allowing 45, 43, 40 and 56 points. Rice has dropped to #125 in the nation in points allowed (42.4 points per game), while the pass defense is one of the worst in the country allowing 310.8 yards per game. Rice is on a 1-14 straight up run, including a 20-7 loss a year ago to this Texas-San Antonio team allowing 314 yards rushing, 7.8 yards per carry. Play Texas-San Antonio on the moneyline.