Rice at Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic went to Army on October 17 and lost 56-24. Navy, the other option team on its schedule, scored 30 against Florida Atlantic on September 12 in a game the Owls won 38-30. That puts the Florida Atlantic defense at 43 points allowed per game against the two option offenses it has faced. Rice runs an option offense of its own. Rice is 1-6, 0-3 in the American, and last played on October 17 as well, a 38-17 loss to Tulsa. Its only win came against Houston Christian, 31-3, and it scores 17 points per game while allowing 29 across seven games. Two of its six defeats were close: it lost 28-21 to Western Michigan and 16-14 to UTSA. Quarterback Jacurri Brown ran for 124 yards against Western Michigan. Florida Atlantic did win last year's meeting in Houston, 27-21. Over six games this season, Florida Atlantic has allowed 31.5 points per game, and I'm taking Rice on the spread Saturday.