Rice at Pittsburgh - 2017 Matchup Preview

Rice Owls at Pittsburgh Panthers

Saturday, September 30th 2017 (12:00 PM EDT)
Pittsburgh -20.5 (52.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Pittsburgh 42 - Rice: 10

Owls (1 - 11) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 33 (14 - 33 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

PITT is playing their 5th straight game
RICE is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: -17.5 (SP+ PITT -30)
Projected Score: RICE: 21 - PITT: 34 (55)
PITT Win prob: 94% | Cover: 54%
RICE Travel: 1140 miles, 1 hrs behind

Panthers (5 - 7) (6 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 34 - 25 (37 - 25 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
RICE Players
PITT Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Rice's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/26	Rice vs Stanford	+33.5	51.0	L 7 - 62	O	N
Sat 9/9	Rice at UTEP	+1.0	55.5	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Rice at Houston	+23.0	53.5	L 3 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/23	Rice vs Florida International	-1.0	52.5	L 7 - 13	U	N
Sat 9/30	Rice at Pittsburgh	+20.5	52.0	L 10 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/7	Rice vs Army	+12.5	48.0	L 12 - 49	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Rice at UTSA	+20.0	53.0	L 7 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Rice vs Louisiana Tech	+12.0	51.5	L 28 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/4	Rice at UAB	+9.0	49.5	L 21 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/11	Rice vs Southern Miss	+11.0	49.0	L 34 - 43	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Rice at Old Dominion	+7.0	53.0	L 21 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Rice vs North Texas	+12.5	62.5	L 14 - 30	U	N

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Rice's Schedule

Pittsburgh's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Pittsburgh vs Youngstown State	-13.0	64.5	W 28 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/9	Pittsburgh at Penn State	+20.0	63.5	L 14 - 33	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Pittsburgh vs Oklahoma State	+11.0	66.0	L 21 - 59	O	N
Sat 9/23	Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech	+7.5	55.0	L 17 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/30	Pittsburgh vs Rice	-20.5	52.0	W 42 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Pittsburgh at Syracuse	+3.0	63.0	L 24 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/14	Pittsburgh vs NC State	+11.0	55.0	L 17 - 35	U	N
Sat 10/21	Pittsburgh at Duke	+9.0	49.5	W 24 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Pittsburgh vs Virginia	-1.0	49.0	W 31 - 14	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 11/9	Pittsburgh vs North Carolina	-10.0	50.5	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/18	Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech	+14.0	49.5	L 14 - 20	U	Y
Fri 11/24	Pittsburgh vs Miami	+12.0	54.0	W 24 - 14	U	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
RICE	.09	41%	19.1	44%	3.02	170	38%	215	3.54	.33	45%	32.9	44%	43%	3.68	47.2	1.5	1
PITT	.29	46%	33.7	46%	2.91	225	45%	222	4.46	.21	43%	24.8	41%	44%	3.86	49.8	1.4	1.5

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
RICE		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
PITT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
RICE Offense	12	19.1	14.2	41.1%	3.54	1.5	22	385	170	215	4.2	50%	49%	44%	38%	18%	.09
PITT Defense	13	24.8	25.1	43.4%	3.86	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	40%	58%	41%	44%	16%	.21

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
RICE Defense	12	32.9	32.6	44.7%	3.68	1	-	-	-	-	-	55%	44%	44%	43%	15%	.33
PITT Offense	13	33.7	36.6	45.9%	4.46	1.4	20	447	225	222	5.4	60%	38%	46%	45%	16%	.29

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Rice	12	30:25	21.8	37%	65%	5.8	47.2	1.5	1	5.6	1.8	1	29.4
Pittsburgh	13	30:53	20.4	45%	54%	5.7	49.8	1.4	1.5	6.9	3.3	7	31.8

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
RICE Offense	12	50%	44%	40.3	169.7	4.2	23	.12	3.02	77%	10%	0.92
PITT Defense	13	40%	41%	-	-	-	-	.11	2.69	72%	11%	1.07

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
RICE Defense	12	55%	44%	-	-	-	-	.27	3.11	70%	10%	1.2
PITT Offense	13	60%	46%	41.7	225.1	5.4	36	.2	2.91	73%	10%	1.04

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
RICE Offense	12	49%	38%	20.1	34.3	215.2	6.3	10.7	16	10	.1	1.4	33%	30%	.19	7%	1.8
PITT Defense	13	58%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.3	1.7	34%	37%	.4	5%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
RICE Defense	12	44%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	.44	1.9	34%	36%	.53	5%	2.2
PITT Offense	13	38%	45%	14.5	24.9	221.7	8.9	15.3	28	9	.45	1.9	30%	33%	.33	6%	2.1

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #100
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Rice's 2017 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -23.6 #125
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.2 #116
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 40.9 #123

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Rice: Pittsburgh: 5.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Rice: -23.6 Pittsburgh: 6.0

Pittsburgh's Power Ratings
Pittsburgh's Power Rating: 5.5 NR
Pittsburgh's Offense Rating: NR
Pittsburgh's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #34
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Pittsburgh's 2017 Expected Record: -
Pittsburgh's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 6.0 #47
Pittsburgh's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.4 #48
Pittsburgh's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.0 #48

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Rice Scoring
Offense: 19.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 14.2
Defense: 32.9 PPG
Defense on Road: 32.6

Rice's 2017 Record
Record: 1 - 11
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
Pittsburgh 34
Rice 21

Projected Total Points: 55

Pittsburgh Scoring
Offense: 33.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.6
Defense: 24.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 25.1

Pittsburgh's 2017 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 2 - 10
Record at home: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2017	09/30	Pittsburgh	42	Rice	10	Pittsburgh -20.5	Pittsburgh	52.0	Push

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Pittsburgh	1	1	0 Overs
Rice	0	0	0 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0	0 - 1

(#) RICE at (#) PITT

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	RICE	PITT
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#125	#47
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#100	#34
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Rice Injury Report

Pittsburgh Injury Report

Rice on Offense


CategoryCat	RICE Off	PITT Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#116	#48
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Rice Run Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	PITT Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Rice Pass Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	PITT Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Pittsburgh on Offense


CategoryCat	PITT Off	RICE Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#48	#123
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Pittsburgh Run Game


CategoryCat	PITT Off	RICE Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Pittsburgh Pass Game


CategoryCat	PITT Off	RICE Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
PITT 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

RICE 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Acrisure Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 5
Pittsburgh -20.5 (52.0)
Pittsburgh won vs Rice this year (42-10)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

RICE's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

View Rice's Full Roster

RICE's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

PITT's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

View Pittsburgh's Full Roster

PITT's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD