2023 Rice Owls odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:50 a.m. ET

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The Rice Owls, who carry an over/under of 4.5 wins, are a longshot to make a bowl game.

Rice Win Total Odds

Over/Under	Over Payout	Under Payout
4.5	-112 (Bet $112 to win $100)	-112 (Bet $112 to win $100)

Rice's implied probability is 52.8% to finish above 4.5 wins (its regular season over/under) according to the moneyline.
The Owls put up 374.2 yards per game on offense last season (77th in FBS), and they ranked 76th on defense with 390.4 yards allowed per game.
The Owls ranked 65th in pass offense (232.9 passing yards per game) and 38th in pass defense (208.6 passing yards allowed per game) last season.
Rice ranked 81st in run offense (141.3 rushing yards per game) and 104th in run defense (181.8 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.

Week	Opponent	Date	Favorite	Total
1	@ Texas	September 2	Longhorns (-35)	59
2	Houston	September 9	-	-
3	Texas Southern	September 16	-	-
4	@ South Florida	September 23	-	-
5	East Carolina	September 30	-	-
6	UConn	October 7	-	-
8	@ Tulsa	October 19	-	-
9	Tulane	October 28	-	-
10	SMU	November 4	-	-
11	@ UTSA	November 11	-	-
12	@ Charlotte	November 18	-	-
13	Florida Atlantic	November 25	-	-

In terms of difficulty, using its opponents' combined win total last season, Rice has been handed the 81st-ranked schedule this year.
Based on their AAC opponents' combined win total last season (48), the Owls get the 85th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
Rice has seven games scheduled against teams that registered winning records in 2022, including two teams that collected nine or more wins and two with fewer than four wins last year.

TJ McMahon's previous season stat line: 2,102 passing yards (161.7 per game), 160-for-266 (60.2%), 18 touchdowns and 14 picks. He also ran for 154 yards on 65 carries with three rushing TDs.
Last season Cameron Montgomery went to work rushing, for 561 yards on 93 carries (43.2 yards per game).
Juma Otoviano ran for 403 yards on 71 carries (31.0 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown last year.
In the previous season, Bradley Rozner grabbed 44 passes (on 83 targets) for 876 yards (67.4 per game). He also found the end zone 10 times.
Luke McCaffrey amassed 723 yards on 58 grabs with six touchdowns. He was targeted 87 times, and averaged 55.6 receiving yards per game.
Isaiah Esdale reeled in 42 passes on 72 targets for 544 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 41.8 receiving yards per game.
Josh Pearcy's hard work last season put up a stat line of 5.5 sacks, 8.0 TFL and 46 tackles.
Chris Conti was a wrecking ball on the field, collecting 70 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and one sack last year.
Last season Myron Morrison had a huge stat line of two interceptions, 66 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, and two passes defended.