Not much to play for here as both Louisiana Tech and Rice will play for the last time this season with each at 3-8. Rice seems to be in the wrong state of mind to try and close the season with a strong effort. The Owls have lost four straight games and have failed to cover any of them. Looking at the numbers Rice has been beaten at the line of scrimmage 5.2 yards per play to 6.8 yards per play by their opponents. LA Tech has been a lot better averaging 5.6 yards per play while yielding 6.1. All things being equal LA Tech has been significantly better on the season, and I like LA Tech to get the win and cover here.
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Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on the +2.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Louisiana Tech would win by a score of 29.7 to 29.5, Louisiana Tech winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on the -4 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Louisiana Tech would win by a score of 28.1 to 25.0 with Louisiana Tech winning on the moneyline, Rice winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Louisiana Tech at Rice
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My computer prediction for this game was that Rice would win by a score of 25.5 to 25.4, Rice winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on the -8.5 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Louisiana Tech would win by a score of 27.9 to 18.6 with Louisiana Tech winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Louisiana Tech at Rice
Louisiana Tech has won three in a row after opening the season with a loss at #10 Texas. They've scored 35 and 43 points the last two games behind RB Justin Henderson (277 yards, 7.9 yards per carry). Louisiana Tech is on a 39-19 spread run on the road, plus 17-5 ATS after allowing 280+ yards passing in their previous game. They match up great against a winless Rice Owls squad that is #98 in points surrendered (31 per game) and yards allowed, while the anemic offense is #128 in yards, and dead last in points (13.5 per game). Rice is on a 4-10-1 spread run at home and LA Tech has covered four of the last five meetings, including a 28-13 victory last year getting three picks. Play Louisiana Tech.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on the -24 ATS. 82% of the public money was on Rice Owls to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Louisiana Tech would win by a score of 39.3 to 14.2 with Louisiana Tech winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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