Sat, Nov 14, 2:00 PM ET· Rice Stadium· Rice -3 · O/U 48.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 318 mi / 0 miForecast: 70°F · wind 10 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Rice -3 · O/U 48.5
total opened 49, now 48.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Tulane as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-6 ATS (9 games) · 5-4 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road underdog: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 11-9 ATS (20 games) · 11-9 O/U (20 games)
Rice as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-5 ATS (8 games) · 5-3 O/U (8 games)
2026 as home favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 6-10 ATS (16 games) · 9-7 O/U (16 games)
2026 · TraditionalRice · 5 of 9
332.4
Yards / game
363.6
1.62
Points / drive
2.02
2.1
TDs / game
2.8
38.5
3rd-down %
31.8
54.5
RZ TD %
50.0
-0.6
Turnover margin
-0.9
1.9
Sacks / game
1.6
4.6
TFL / game
6.4
11.0
Havoc / game
12.6
46.8 / 53.2
Pass / Rush split
21.0 / 79.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Tulane has the ball
Tulane's early-down offense ranks 134th of 138. Rice's early-down defense ranks 103rd of 138.
Tulane's passing-down offense ranks 91st of 138. Rice's passing-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
Tulane's third-down offense ranks 32nd of 138. Rice's third-down defense ranks 135th of 138.
Tulane's red-zone offense ranks 86th of 138. Rice's red-zone defense ranks 91st of 138.
When Rice has the ball
Rice's early-down offense ranks 48th of 138. Tulane's early-down defense ranks 86th of 138.
Rice's passing-down offense ranks 102nd of 138. Tulane's passing-down defense ranks 116th of 138.
Rice's third-down offense ranks 105th of 138. Tulane's third-down defense ranks 136th of 138.
Rice's red-zone offense ranks 126th of 138. Tulane's red-zone defense ranks 68th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Tulane offense
134thof 138-0.188375 plays
vs
Rice defense · allowed
103rdof 1380.046Tulane defense · allowed
86thof 1380.009464 plays
vs
Rice offense
48thof 1380.047392 plays
Passing downs
Tulane offense
91stof 138-0.052221 plays
vs
Rice defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.294213 plays
Tulane defense · allowed
116thof 1380.145209 plays
vs
Rice offense
102ndof 138-0.079191 plays
Third down
Tulane offense
32ndof 1380.205122 plays
vs
Rice defense · allowed
135thof 1380.450121 plays
Tulane defense · allowed
136thof 1380.473130 plays
vs
Rice offense
105thof 138-0.078110 plays
Red zone
Tulane offense
86thof 138-0.03053 plays · small sample
vs
Rice defense · allowed
91stof 1380.071110 plays
Tulane defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.015126 plays
vs
Rice offense
126thof 138-0.32445 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Tulane offense
124thof 13839.4%vs
Rice defense · allowed
132ndof 13854.5%Tulane defense · allowed
123rdof 13852.3%vs
Rice offense
99thof 13843.0%Tulane Offense vs Rice DefenseTulane · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.29#120
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#121-0.25
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.077#111
496 plays
EPA/Play
#1240.118
allowed · 551 plays
-0.131#105
234 plays
EPA/Pass
#1080.094
allowed · 245 plays
-0.029#95
262 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1260.138
allowed · 306 plays
40.9%#130
496 plays
Success Rate
#12649.2%
allowed · 551 plays
39.7%#116
Pass Success Rate
#11948.0%
allowed
42.0%#126
Rush Success Rate
#11650.3%
allowed
39.4%#124
Available Yards %
#13254.5%
allowed
72.6#118
Net Field Position
#13766.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.188#134
375 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1030.046
allowed
7.9#128
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#157.9
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Tulane Defense vs Rice OffenseRice · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.05#84
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#92-0.12
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.076#110
allowed · 601 plays
EPA/Play
#610.028
513 plays
0.117#119
allowed · 239 plays
EPA/Pass
#112-0.155
103 plays
0.049#95
allowed · 362 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#450.073
410 plays
48.3%#112
allowed · 601 plays
Success Rate
#6147.0%
513 plays
48.4%#122
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#13336.9%
49.7%#104
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#5349.5%
52.3%#123
allowed
Available Yards %
#9943.0%
68.6#123
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#13875.5
0.009#86
allowed · 464 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#480.047
392 plays
6.2#133
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#656.9
2026 · Situational EPATulane · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.078
498 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.026
501 plays
0.076
601 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.122
534 plays
-0.030
53 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.324
45 plays · small sample
-0.015
126 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.071
110 plays
0.205
122 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.078
110 plays
0.473
130 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.450
121 plays