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Houston at Rice — 2023

Week 2 · 2023-09-09T23:00:00.000Z

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Non-conference game · Houston entered as the listed favorite

Houston

Strength Rank #54 · Team Strength 60/100 · Above Average

Strength Rank#54

Team Strength60/100

Schedule Strength28

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency10

Defensive Efficiency36

Rushing Success15

Passing Success63

Explosiveness31

Havoc44

Finishing Drives19

1-0 through 1 prior games · 17.0 PPG · 14.0 allowed

Rice

Strength Rank #128 · Team Strength 4/100 · Weak

Strength Rank#128

Team Strength4/100

Schedule Strength96

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency28

Defensive Efficiency27

Rushing Success1

Passing Success66

Explosiveness99

Havoc—

Finishing Drives77

0-1 through 1 prior games · 10.0 PPG · 37.0 allowed

Pregame market

Spread: 7.0 · O/U: 51.0 · Rice ML: 275.0 · Houston ML: -350.0

FINAL RESULT

Houston 41, Rice 43

ATS: home_cover · Total result: over

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