Tulsa vs Rice Prediction Football Picks Today 10/17/26

In this article, we will formulate a Tulsa vs Rice Prediction for this College Football Week 7 matchup on Saturday, October 17^th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Football matchup.

Rice Owls Preview

Rice has a 1-5 record and a 0-2 record in the American. They are coming off a 12-28 road loss against East Carolina and will face Florida Atlantic and North Texas next.

Offensively, Rice averages 17 points per game, ranking 128th in the nation, while defensively, they allow 27.5 points per game, which is 102nd. Rice averages 313.2 total yards per game (82.7 passing and 230.5 rushing), while allowing 367.7 total yards per game (188.7 rushing and 179 passing).

Jacurri Brown leads Rice with 431 passing yards with 49.4% completed passes and 3 touchdowns and a team-high 514 rushing yards, while Jordan Clark has a team-high 171 receiving yards and 15 receptions. Defensively, AJ Brown has a team-high 45 total tackles (27 of them solo), while Chibby Nwajuaku leads the team with 2 sacks.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Preview

Tulsa has a 3-3 record and a 0-2 record in the American. They are coming off a 26-34 road loss against Navy and will face Army and Tulane next.

Offensively, Tulsa averages 27.5 points per game, ranking 81st in the nation, while defensively, they allow 23.3 points per game, which is 67th. Tulsa averages 357.8 total yards per game (197 passing and 160.8 rushing), while allowing 418 total yards per game (175.3 rushing and 242.7 passing).

Baylor Hayes leads Tulsa with 832 passing yards with 59.0% completed passes and 5 touchdowns. Damari Alston leads the team in rushing yards with 314, while Oran Singleton has a team-high 387 receiving yards and 31 receptions. Defensively, Chris Thompson Jr. has a team-high 56 total tackles (22 of them solo), while Thomas Davis and Kyran Duhon lead the team with 4 sacks each.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane @ Rice Owls Betting Trends: Week 7

Why the Rice Owls will win

• Tulsa has lost 13 of its last 14 games against conference opponents.
• Rice has won three of its last four October games as a home underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The home team has covered the spread in each of Tulsa’s last six games.
• Tulsa has failed to cover the spread in eight of its last nine road games in October.
• Tulsa has lost the first half in 14 of its last 15 road games against conference opponents.
• Rice has won the first quarter in three of its last four home games.

Why the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will win

• The favorite has won each of Rice’s last 11 games.
• Rice has lost each of its last nine games as an underdog.
• The favorite has covered the spread in nine of Rice’s last 11 games.
• Rice has failed to cover the spread in seven of its last nine games as an underdog.
• Rice has lost the first half in each of its last 10 home games in October.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Tulsa’s last five games as a favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Six of Rice’s last seven games as a home underdog have gone OVER the total points line.

Rice Owls Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 7, Jacurri Brown leads the American Conference for rush attempts (107) this season.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 7, Damari Alston leads Tulsa for touchdowns (5) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• Rice ranks 136th among FBS teams for passing yards per game this season (82.7).
• Rice ranks 132nd among FBS teams for Q3 points per game this season (2.2).
• Tulsa ranks T6th among FBS teams for 4th down conversion percentage this season (80.0).
• Tulsa ranks T132nd among FBS teams for 1st downs against this season (137).

Tulsa vs Rice Prediction

In this Tulsa vs Rice prediction, Tulsa is coming as -3.5 road favorites. Rice has been terrible with five straight losses and has been weaker than Tulsa both offensively and defensively, ranking on the bottom-11 of the entire country in points scored. Tulsa might have lost three games in a row, but they have scored 70 points in their last two and almost crack the top-80 of the nation in points per game with a +4.2 point differential, so I like them as small road favorites in this spot. Take Tulsa and lay the small number.