Rice vs. East Carolina Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 30

Updated Sep. 29, 2023 9:06 a.m. ET

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The Rice Owls (2-2) are 3.5-point favorites when they host the East Carolina Pirates (1-3) in an AAC matchup on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Rice Stadium. The total for this matchup has been set at 46.5 points.

The Owls lost to the South Florida Bulls, 42-29, in their most recent contest. The Pirates beat the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, 44-0, in their last contest.

Rice vs. East Carolina Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Location: Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas
TV: ESPN+
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Rice vs East Carolina Betting Information updated as of September 29, 2023, 8:46 AM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Rice	-3.5 (-110)	-174	+146	46.5	-110	-110

Rice vs. East Carolina Prediction

Pick ATS: East Carolina (+3.5)
Pick OU: Over (46.5)
Prediction: East Carolina 30, Rice 28

Learn more about the Rice Owls vs. the East Carolina Pirates game on FOX Sports!

Rice vs. East Carolina Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Owls 25, Pirates 22.
The Owls have a 63.5% chance to collect the win in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Pirates hold a 40.7% implied probability.
Rice has a record of 2-1-0 against the spread this season.
East Carolina has covered twice in four games with a spread this year.

Rice vs. East Carolina: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Rice	East Carolina
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	35.3 (37)	22.0 (102)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	31.8 (104)	26.0 (78)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	5 (50)	7 (88)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	4 (97)	8 (18)

Rice 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
JT Daniels	QB	1,237 YDS (64.0%) / 11 TD / 3 INT
Luke McCaffrey	WR	20 REC / 370 YDS / 4 TD / 92.5 YPG
Dean Connors	RB	139 YDS / 1 TD / 34.8 YPG / 4.8 YPC 16 REC / 194 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 48.5 REC YPG
Daelen Alexander	RB	35 YDS / 5 TD / 8.8 YPG / 2.1 YPC 1 REC / 3 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 0.8 REC YPG
Plae Wyatt	S	24 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Myron Morrison	LB	23 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Coleman Coco	DE	11 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Tre'Shon Devones	CB	11 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

East Carolina 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Rahjai Harris	RB	171 YDS / 3 TD / 42.8 YPG / 4.1 YPC 3 REC / 22 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 5.5 REC YPG
Mason Garcia	QB	234 YDS (58.2%) / 1 TD / 2 INT 178 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 44.5 RUSH YPG
Javious Bond	RB	105 YDS / 1 TD / 26.3 YPG / 4.8 YPC 6 REC / 45 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 11.3 REC YPG
Jaylen Johnson	WR	16 REC / 178 YDS / 0 TD / 44.5 YPG
Michael Edwards III	LB	26 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Julius Wood	DB	29 TKL / 1.0 TFL
Jeremy Lewis	OLB	10 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Shavon Revel	DB	15 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK