Northwestern vs Rice | Predictions

Saturday, September 18, 2010

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Northwestern @ Rice – 7:00 PM ET on ESPN

Rice was definitely better than expected against Texas or maybe Texas isn’t any good. They followed up with a win over North Texas, a team many think is improved from last year. Either way Northwestern should continue their perfect season with another solid victory. They don’t know how to do it any other way under coach Pat Fitzgerald. This game may not be exciting but it should be close.

Prediction: Northwestern 28 – Rice 20 – Bet Now

Odds: Northwestern: -6.5 – Rice: +6.5 – Over/Under: 54.5

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Current streak:

• Northwestern has won 2 straight games.

Team records:

• Northwestern: 2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS
• Rice: 1-1 SU, 2-0 ATS

Northwestern Wildcats most recently:

• When playing in September are 8-2
• When playing on turf are 4-6
• After outgaining opponent are 5-5
• When playing outside the conference are 7-3

Rice Owls most recently:

• When playing in September are 3-7
• When playing on turf are 3-7
• After being outgained are 3-7
• When playing outside the conference are 4-6

A few betting trends to consider:

• Northwestern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
• The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Northwestern’s last 13 games on the road
• Northwestern is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
• The total has gone OVER in 13 of Rice’s last 19 games at home
• Rice is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rice’s last 6 games at home
• Rice is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

Next up:

• Northwestern home to Central Michigan, Saturday, September 25
• Rice home to Baylor, Saturday, September 25