The Tulane Green Wave (4-2) and the Rice Owls (2-4) will meet in a matchup of AAC teams on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Yulman Stadium. The Owls will need to play a near perfect game to pull off an upset, Vegas has them as 22.5-point underdogs. The over/under in this contest is 52.5 points.
The Green Wave beat the UAB Blazers, 71-20, in their last game.
The Wave’s Darian Mensah was 12-for-15 for 134 yards against UAB, with one TD and no INTs.
In their last game, the Owls won against the UTSA Roadrunners, 29-27.
In that matchup against UTSA, Owls QB E.J. Warner completed 25 of 39 passes for 347 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Below we dig deep into all of the info you need before this matchup begins, including how to watch on ESPN+.
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Tulane vs Rice betting information
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- Spread favorite: Tulane (-22.5)
- Moneyline: Tulane (-1923), Rice (+973)
- Total: 52.5 points
Tulane vs Rice game info
- Game day: Saturday, October 19, 2024
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Stadium: Yulman Stadium
- Live stream: Watch on ESPN+!
Tulane betting info
- The Green Wave are 5-1-0 against the spread this season.
- The Green Wave are a perfect 1-0 ATS when playing as at least 22.5-point favorites.
- This season, four Green Wave games have gone over the point total.
Rice betting info
2024 Tulane leaders
- Mensah: 1,256 PASS YDS / 209.3 YPG / 66.1% / 10 TD / 2 INT
- Makhi Hughes: 109 CAR / 604 YDS / 100.7 YPG / 7 TD / 9 REC / 73 YDS / 12.2 YPG / 1 TD
- Arnold Barnes III: 38 CAR / 181 YDS / 30.2 YPG / 3 TD
- Mario Williams: 23 REC / 414 YDS / 69.0 YPG / 2 TD
- Dontae Fleming: 17 REC / 304 YDS / 50.7 YPG / 1 TD
- Yulkeith Brown: 14 REC / 207 YDS / 34.5 YPG / 3 TD
2024 Rice leaders
- Warner: 1,302 PASS YDS / 217.0 YPG / 61.6% / 9 TD / 6 INT
- Dean Connors: 63 CAR / 396 YDS / 66.0 YPG / 6 TD / 33 REC / 235 YDS / 39.2 YPG / 1 TD
- Taji Atkins: 24 CAR / 158 YDS / 31.6 YPG / 2 TD
- Matt Sykes: 31 REC / 391 YDS / 65.2 YPG / 3 TD
- Kobie Campbell: 15 REC / 150 YDS / 25.0 YPG / 1 TD