Rice vs. UAB Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Nov. 8

Oddsmakers project a close contest when the Rice Owls (4-5) host the UAB Blazers (3-5) on Saturday, November 8, 2025 in a matchup between AAC opponents at Rice Stadium. Rice is favored by 2.5 points.

In their last game, the Owls lost versus the Memphis Tigers, 38-14.

The Blazers lost to the UConn Huskies, 38-19, in their most recent contest.

Rice vs. UAB Predictions

For the upcoming game between the Rice Owls and UAB Blazers, computer-calculated against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Blazers (+ 2.5)
• Pick OU: Over (53.5)
  
• Prediction: Blazers 31 - Owls 28

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Rice vs. UAB Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Owls-Blazers game.

• Rice Moneyline: -142
• UAB Moneyline: +117

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Rice Betting Insights

• Rice is 2-1 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
• Rice has played as a moneyline favorite of -142 or shorter in just two games this season, and it split 1-1.
• The Owls and their opponents have combined to score more than 53.5 points in three of nine games this season.
• The Owls have had an average of 47.1 points in their games this season, 6.4 fewer than this matchup's total.
• The Owls are the 105th-highest scoring team in college football this year. The Blazers have scored the 76th-most points.

UAB Betting Insights

• This season, UAB has been the underdog six times and won one of those games.
• UAB has a record of 1-5 when it is set as an underdog of +117 or more by bookmakers this season.
• UAB has combined with its opponent to score more than 53.5 points in seven of eight games this season.
• UAB's outings this season have a 60.6-point average over/under, 7.1 more points than this game's total.

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Key Stats for Rice vs. UAB

• In their last three head-to-head contests, Rice has beaten UAB two times.
• The Owls have a 2-1 record ATS in those games, while the two teams went over the point total each time.
• While the Owls rank 66th in total defense with 367.2 yards allowed per game, they've been a little less successful on offense, ranking 15th-worst (316.6 yards per game).
• Rice has been a bottom-25 scoring offense this year, ranking 22nd-worst with 20.8 points per contest. The defensive unit ranks 99th in the FBS (29.1 points allowed per game).
• The Blazers rank 51st in total yards per game (410.1), but they've been worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 14th-worst in the FBS with 431.4 total yards conceded per contest.
• UAB ranks 70th in points per game (28.4), but it has been worse defensively, ranking fourth-worst in the FBS with 38.8 points allowed per contest.