Rice returned only three starters on offense and it has shown as the Owls are averaging just 13.5 points against FBS schools, including a 21-13 loss to Navy last week. The Owls were scoreless in the first half and didn't reach the end zone until the middle of the fourth quarter. Chase Jenkins went 12-for-21 for 114 yards for Rice, which is 1-6 ATS off a loss against a team off two straight losses. Florida Atlantic is 10-3 ATS its past 13 games as an underdog of at least five points versus a team off a loss. Caden Veltkamp threw for 318 yards with no interceptions for FAU against Memphis last week. Easton Messer had nine receptions for 131 yards and Jayshon Platt caught nine for 101 yards. Rice is dead last in the country in passing yards averaging only 84.4 per game and only 11 schools have fewer total yards per game. Three plays for you here: Take Florida Atlantic ATS, bet them on the moneyline for a half-unit, and play the UNDER.
These picks were released to clients on October 02, 2025 at 11:55AM ET.
Florida Atlantic at Rice
October 4, 2025
1 unit on Florida Atlantic +5 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
0.5 unit on Florida Atlantic +175 (moneyline) (risk 0.5 to return 1.38)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 54 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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