Memphis (7-1) vs Rice (4-4)
October 31, 2025 at 07:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Rice +14 — Over/Under: +48.5
The Memphis Tigers and the Rice Owls meet in week 10 college football action from Rice Stadium on Friday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Memphis Tigers vs. Rice Owls prediction.
Memphis Tigers Recap
The Memphis Tigers come into this game looking to build on their 34-31 win over USF in their last game to improve to 7-1 on the year. After this game, Memphis will head home for a game against the Tulane Green Wave.
Tigers Get Big Win In Bounce Back From L Vs. UAB
Brendon Lewis leads Memphis in passing with 1,644 yards, 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions while Sutton Smith leads Memphis on the ground with 515 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns so far this season. Lewis has also rushed for 475 yards with 7 TDs and Greg Desrosiers Jr. also has 422 rushing yards and 6 TDs. Cortez Braham Jr. leads Memphis’ receivers with 36 catches for 566 yards and 7 touchdowns while Jamari Hawkins has also chipped in 431 receiving yards as well this season. Sam Brumfield leads Memphis’ defense with 54 total tackles and 4.5 sacks while the Memphis defense as a whole has put up 14 sacks and 11 interceptions so far this season.
Rice Recap
The Rice Owls will be out to add on to their 37-34 upset win over UConn in their last game to climb up to 4-4 this season. After this game, Rice will host UAB at home.
Owls Snap Three-Game Slide
Chase Jenkins leads Rice in passing with 744 passing yards, 5 touchdowns and an interception on 69.4% passing while Quinton Jackson is the Owls’ leading rusher with 655 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. Daelen Alexander’s added 379 rushing yards with 3 TDs and the aforementioned Jenkins has 332 rushing yards with 4 TDs. Drayden Dickmann leads Rice in receiving with 28 grabs for 292 yards and 3 scores and Aaron Turner has 28 catches for 185 yards as well this season. On defense, Andrew Awe leads Rice with 58 total tackles while Michael Daley has a team-high 4 sacks and Tony Anyanwu has 3 sacks. As a unit, Rice’s defense has combined for 16 sacks and 3 INTs this season.
Memphis Tigers vs. Rice Owls Prediction
I’m on Memphis here. It’s a big number for a Memphis team that has found themselves in some close games at times this season, but Memphis is also back in the driver’s seat after losing control with their loss to UAB after picking up a crucial head-to-head win over USF. The Owls still have major defensive issues as far as I’m concerned, and I think that the Tigers can get the win as they just end up being far too much for Rice to contend with here. Give me Memphis laying the points.