Rice Owls (3-2) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (2-4)
October 15, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Atlantic Owls -5 / Rice Owls +5; Over/Under: 56.5
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The FAU Owls and Rice Owls clash Saturday in week 7 C-USA college football action at FAU Stadium. The Rice Owls look to build on their 3-2 record. The Florida Atlantic Owls look to snap a 3-game losing streak.
The Rice Owls have lost 7 of their last 8 road games. TJ McMahon is completing 64 percent of his passes for 1,080 yards, 9 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Luke McCaffrey and Bradley Rozner have combined for 673 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, while Isaiah Esdale has 19 receptions. The Rice Owls ground game is averaging 140 yards per contest, and Ari Broussard leads the way with 192 yards and 8 touchdowns. Defensively, Rice is allowing 31 points and 366 yards per game. Gabe Taylor leads the Rice Owls with 26 tackles, Ikenna Enechukwu has 2.5 sacks and George Nyakwol has 1 interception.
The Florida Atlantic Owls have won 10 of their last 13 home games. N’Kosi Perry is completing 56.7 percent of his passes for 1,512 yards, 15 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. LaJohntay Wester and Jahmal Edrine have combined for 729 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, while Je’Quan Burton has 18 receptions. The Florida Atlantic Owls ground game is averaging 202 yards per contest, and Larry McCammon leads the way with 512 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, FAU is allowing 29.3 points and 414.8 yards per game. Eddie Williams leads the Florida Atlantic Owls with 57 tackles, Latrell Jean has 2.5 sacks and Dwight Toombs has 2 interceptions.
The Owls are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Owls are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The over is 14-3 in Owls last 17 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Owls last 7 games overall.
The Rice Owls are off to a decent start, but their defense leaves a lot to be desired, and their offense has issues moving the ball. The Florida Atlantic Owls ply their best ball by far at home dating back to the last 3 years, and they have a play making offense that gives subpar teams fits. FAU is a class or two above Rice, and we’re not even being asked to lay a full touchdown. I’ll gladly lay the 5 points with FAU at home.
