Rice at Charlotte

Rice scored 23 points in two games against Louisiana-Lafayette and Houston. They were double-digit underdogs in both, though the defense led the way in a 14-12 win at Louisiana-Lafayette as a +10 dog. Rice is on an 11-8 run UNDER the total. That included a 28-7 victory over Charlotte two years ago, and a 21-20 loss last year, both meetings sailing UNDER. Rebuilding Charlotte (2-1 UNDER) has a new coach working in a new offense. They have no running game, averaging 2.8 yards per carry. They scored a total of 14 points in losses to North Carolina and Appalachian State. Take Rice/Charlotte UNDER the total.