UTEP at Rice - 2018 Matchup Preview

Saturday, November 3rd 2018 (3:30 PM EDT)
UTEP -2 (45.0)
UTEP 34 - Rice: 26 (Conference USA)

Miners (1 - 11) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 18 - 33 (20 - 34 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Wind: 15.3 MPH
RICE is playing their 7th straight game
Our Line: -2.5 (SP+ RICE -0)
Projected Score: UTEP: 26 - RICE: 22 (48)
UTEP Win prob: 55% | Cover: 50%
UTEP Travel: 674 miles, 1 hrs behind

Owls (2 - 11) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 36 (19 - 30 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

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

UTEP's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	UTEP vs Northern Arizona	+7.0	52.5	L 10 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/8	UTEP at UNLV	+22.5	53.5	L 24 - 52	O	N
Sat 9/15	UTEP at Tennessee	+33.5	51.0	L 0 - 24	U	Y
Sat 9/22	UTEP vs New Mexico State	+4.5	50.5	L 20 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/29	UTEP at UTSA	+10.0	46.5	L 21 - 30	O	Y
Sat 10/6	UTEP vs North Texas	+26.0	52.5	L 24 - 27	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/20	UTEP at Louisiana Tech	+21.0	50.5	L 24 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/27	UTEP vs UAB	+15.5	50.0	L 0 - 19	U	N
Sat 11/3	UTEP at Rice	-2.0	45.0	W 34 - 26	O	Y
Sat 11/10	UTEP vs Middle Tennessee	+13.5	49.0	L 32 - 48	O	N
Sat 11/17	UTEP at Western Kentucky	+6.5	47.5	L 16 - 40	O	N
Sat 11/24	UTEP vs Southern Miss	+14.0	45.0	L 7 - 39	O	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 UTEP's Schedule

Rice's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/25	Rice vs Prairie View A&M	-22.5	58.5	W 31 - 28	O	N
Sat 9/1	Rice vs Houston	+25.5	55.5	L 27 - 45	O	Y
Sat 9/8	Rice at Hawai'i	+17.0	70.0	L 29 - 43	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/22	Rice at Southern Miss	+14.0	55.5	L 22 - 40	O	N
Sat 9/29	Rice at Wake Forest	+28.0	67.0	L 24 - 56	O	N
Sat 10/6	Rice vs UTSA	-1.0	50.0	L 3 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/13	Rice vs UAB	+17.0	52.5	L 0 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/20	Rice at Florida International	+24.0	53.5	L 17 - 36	U	Y
Sat 10/27	Rice at North Texas	+30.0	58.0	L 17 - 41	U	Y
Sat 11/3	Rice vs UTEP	+2.0	45.0	L 26 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/10	Rice at Louisiana Tech	+24.0	53.0	L 13 - 28	U	Y
Sat 11/17	Rice at LSU	+41.5	52.0	L 10 - 42	U	Y
Sat 11/24	Rice vs Old Dominion	+7.5	61.5	W 27 - 13	U	Y

Important Stats (2018)

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
UTEP	.02	37%	17.7	38%	2.45	124	34%	184	3.08	.18	44%	32.8	44%	40%	3.57	44.7	2.3	1
RICE	.04	34%	18.9	30%	2.45	144	36%	175	3.16	.34	47%	36	44%	47%	4.44	39.5	1.6	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
UTEP	#121 (.07)	37% (124)		38% (118)	2.8 (106)	121	36% (117)	200	2.81 (132)	#46 (.13)	40% (42)		40% (42)	39% (46)	3.85 (78)	50.9	1.6	1.5
RICE	#126 (.05)	35% (127)		36% (127)	2.7 (118)	115	35% (121)	239	3.27 (119)	#60 (.16)	37% (11)		40% (37)	34% (4)	3.72 (62)	57.4	1.8	1

Overall Stats 2018

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
UTEP Offense	12	17.7	19.8	36.9%	3.08	2.3	16	308	124	184	3.5	54%	45%	38%	34%	21%	.02
RICE Defense	13	36	30.3	46.6%	4.44	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	44%	47%	14%	.34

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
UTEP Defense	12	32.8	33.8	43.9%	3.57	1	-	-	-	-	-	54%	44%	44%	40%	15%	.18
RICE Offense	13	18.9	19	34.1%	3.16	1.6	16	318	144	175	3.8	53%	45%	30%	36%	19%	.04

Additional Stats 2018

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
UTEP	12	30:54	15.6	35%	38%	5.3	44.7	2.3	1	5	1.7	0	25.5
Rice	13	32:38	16.2	29%	60%	4.5	39.5	1.6	1.5	4.3	1.2	0	30.1

Run Game Stats (2018)

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
UTEP Offense	12	54%	38%	35.6	123.7	3.5	17	.05	2.45	65%	13%	0.99
RICE Defense	13	49%	44%	-	-	-	-	.19	3.08	78%	8%	1.06

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
UTEP Defense	12	54%	44%	-	-	-	-	.15	2.99	73%	9%	1
RICE Offense	13	53%	30%	37.7	143.6	3.8	15	-.04	2.45	67%	11%	1.17

Pass Game Stats (2018)

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
UTEP Offense	12	45%	34%	13.4	27	184	6.8	13.7	10	19	.01	1.7	37%	27%	.07	8%	1.9
RICE Defense	13	50%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.5	1.8	30%	39%	.52	6%	2

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
UTEP Defense	12	44%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	.25	1.7	32%	33%	.27	6%	1.7
RICE Offense	13	45%	36%	15.2	28.2	174.8	6.2	11.5	13	15	.16	1.7	38%	27%	.19	8%	1.9

UTEP's Power Ratings
UTEP's Power Rating: NR
UTEP's Offense Rating: NR
UTEP's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #118
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
UTEP's 2018 Expected Record: -
UTEP's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -26.6 #130
UTEP's Offense SP+ Rating: 12.1 #127
UTEP's Defense SP+ Rating: 37.1 #111

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
UTEP: Rice: -10.7

SP+ Ratings Matchup
UTEP: -26.6 Rice: -26.4

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: -10.7 NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #105
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Rice's 2018 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -26.4 #128
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.0 #123
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 42.5 #125

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

UTEP Scoring
Offense: 17.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 19.8
Defense: 32.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 33.8

UTEP's 2018 Record
Record: 1 - 11
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
UTEP 26
Rice 22

Total Points: 48

Based on Last 4 Games
UTEP 26
Rice 17

Total Points: 43

Based on Entire Season
UTEP 26
Rice 26

Total Points: 52

Rice Scoring
Offense: 18.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 19
Defense: 36 PPG
Defense at Home: 30.3

Rice's 2018 Record
Record: 2 - 11
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 7 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2022	11/03	Rice	37	UTEP	30	Rice -3.5	Rice	47.0	Over
2021	11/20	UTEP	38	Rice	28	UTEP -9	UTEP	47.0	Over
2019	11/30	UTEP	16	Rice	30	Rice -7	Rice	43.0	Over
2018	11/03	Rice	26	UTEP	34	UTEP -2	UTEP	45.0	Over
2017	09/09	UTEP	14	Rice	31	UTEP -1	Rice	55.5	Under
2016	11/19	Rice	44	UTEP	24	UTEP -1.5	Rice	55.5	Over
2015	11/06	UTEP	24	Rice	21	Rice -6.5	UTEP	56.5	Under
2014	11/21	Rice	31	UTEP	13	Rice -11	Rice	0
2013	10/26	Rice	45	UTEP	7	Rice -18	Rice	0
2012	11/24	UTEP	24	Rice	33
2011	11/05	Rice	41	UTEP	37
2010	10/09	UTEP	44	Rice	24
2009	11/21	Rice	30	UTEP	29
2008	11/01	UTEP	44	Rice	49
2007	11/03	Rice	56	UTEP	48
2006	11/04	UTEP	31	Rice	37
2005	10/29	Rice	31	UTEP	38
2004	11/13	UTEP	35	Rice	28
2003	11/22	Rice	45	UTEP	14
2002	10/19	UTEP	38	Rice	35
2001	11/17	Rice	27	UTEP	17
2000	11/10	UTEP	38	Rice	21

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Rice	14	6	5 Overs
UTEP	8	3	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	15 - 7	6 - 3	4 - 1	2 - 2
Road Teams	7 - 15	3 - 6	2 - 2	1 - 4

(#) UTEP at (#) RICE

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UTEP	RICE
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#130	#128
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#118	#105
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

UTEP Injury Report

Rice Injury Report

UTEP on Offense


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	RICE Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#127	#125
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

UTEP Run Game


CategoryCat	UTEP 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

UTEP Pass Game


CategoryCat	UTEP Off	RICE 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

Rice on Offense


CategoryCat	RICE Off	UTEP Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#123	#111
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Rice Run Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	UTEP 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	UTEP 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
RICE 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Remains Poor G5

UTEP 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rice Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 77° - Wind: 15 mph

Rematch from Week 10
UTEP 2.0 (45.0)
UTEP won at Rice this year (34-26)

Previous Matchups
Rice beat UTEP in 2022 (37-30)

UTEP'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

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UTEP's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

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

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RICE's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD