Rice vs Notre Dame Picks & Props
RICE vs ND Picks
NCAAF PicksCarr's offensive line allowed too much pressure against Wisconsin, but he will have all day to throw against a lowly Rice defense that surrendered 32.9 ppg last year while ranking dead last in explosives allowed. Carr averaged 2.0 passing touchdowns per game a year ago, but that was his first year as a starter, and 29 touchdowns were siphoned off to the superstar running back duo of Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price. The Heisman contender will shine in a very advantageous matchup.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish saw their offense take a long time to get going against a weak Wisconsin Badgers defense, and they'll be playing on short rest on Saturday. None of this changes the outcome, but it will keep the margin down a bit, as the Irish will be happy to rotate players and let the clock run. I'm backing the Rice Owls to cover at +42.5 or more.
The Rice Owls might find modest success in the running game early, as the Irish adjust to the Owls' unique gun option sets. Five different Rice players ran for at least 50 yards in Week 1, and having that many options in the backfield - could cause enough chaos to score against the Irish. I'm taking Rice to score a touchdown at some point in Saturday's game.
The Rice Owls offense isn't exactly going to set the world on fire this season, but its running attack will use a lot of clock, even when the Owls fall behind early. And the Notre Dame Fighting Irish aren't playing with tempo, averaging 30.6 seconds per play against Wisconsin. I like the Under at totals of 54.5 or higher.
My three picks above are all correlated, which makes for a good combo. The game story is simple: Rice runs the ball with a little success early to hold the Irish to a slow start.
Notre Dame ultimately takes control, but it happy to play a game where the clock keeps running on short rest. That leads to limited scoring and a comfortable Under.
I like combining these picks as long as we can get a 3.5x payout or better.
RICE vs ND Consensus Picks
52% picking Rice
Total Picks RICE 177, ND 166
RICE vs ND Props
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'pittsburghphil' is picking Rice to cover (+42.5)
pittsburghphil is #10 on picking games that Notre Dame is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'tkeeton' is picking Notre Dame to cover (-44.5)
tkeeton is #2 on picking games that Notre Dame is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'goobero' is picking Rice to cover (+44.5)
goobero is #2 on picking games that Rice is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'PMaeson' is picking Notre Dame to cover (-44.5)
PMaeson is #3 on picking games that Notre Dame is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'Foodbank' is picking Rice to cover (+44.5)
Foodbank is #4 on picking games that Rice is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'norkbills23' is picking Notre Dame to cover (-44.5)
norkbills23 is #4 on picking games that Notre Dame is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'ASkinsFanInDixi' is picking Rice to cover (+44.5)
ASkinsFanInDixi is #6 on picking games that Rice is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'teslaxyz' is picking Rice to cover (+42.5)
teslaxyz is #7 on picking games that Rice is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'gfrankt58' is picking Notre Dame to cover (-44.5)
gfrankt58 is #8 on picking games that Notre Dame is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.
'wordziplay' is picking Rice to cover (+44.5)
wordziplay is #8 on picking games that Rice is in with a record of (1-0-0) and +1000 units on the season.