Louisiana Tech at Rice - 2019 Matchup Preview

Saturday, September 28th 2019 (7:00 PM EDT)
Louisiana Tech -9 (48.5)
Louisiana Tech 23 - Rice: 20 (Conference USA)

Bulldogs (10 - 3) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 33 - 22 (23 - 24 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

RICE 4th straight Home Game
RICE is playing their 5th straight game
LT is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: -6.5 (SP+ LT -18)
Projected Score: LT: 29 - RICE: 16 (45)
LT Win prob: 74% | Cover: 48%
LT Travel: 254 miles

Owls (3 - 9) (6 - 5 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 18 - 26 (15 - 23 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

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

Louisiana Tech's 2019 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Louisiana Tech at Texas	+19.0	55.5	L 14 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/7	Louisiana Tech vs Grambling	-30.5	52.0	W 20 - 14	U	N
Sat 9/14	Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green	-12.5	59.0	W 35 - 7	U	Y
Fri 9/20	Louisiana Tech vs Florida International	-7.0	51.5	W 43 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/28	Louisiana Tech at Rice	-9.0	48.5	W 23 - 20	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Louisiana Tech vs Massachusetts	-31.5	64.5	W 69 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss	+3.0	58.5	W 45 - 30	O	Y
Sat 10/26	Louisiana Tech at UTEP	-18.5	50.0	W 42 - 21	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Louisiana Tech vs North Texas	-5.5	71.5	W 52 - 17	U	Y
Fri 11/15	Louisiana Tech at Marshall	+6.5	54.0	L 10 - 31	U	N
Sat 11/23	Louisiana Tech at UAB	+6.5	44.0	L 14 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/30	Louisiana Tech vs UTSA	-20.5	56.0	W 41 - 27	O	N
Thu 12/26	Louisiana Tech vs Miami	+7.0	49.5	W 14 - 0	U	Y

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 Louisiana Tech's Schedule

Rice's 2019 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/30	Rice at Army	+23.5	46.5	L 7 - 14	U	Y
Fri 9/6	Rice vs Wake Forest	+20.0	59.5	L 21 - 41	O	Y
Sat 9/14	Rice vs Texas	+32.0	57.5	L 13 - 48	O	N
Sat 9/21	Rice vs Baylor	+27.0	57.5	L 13 - 21	U	Y
Sat 9/28	Rice vs Louisiana Tech	+9.0	48.5	L 20 - 23	U	Y
Sat 10/5	Rice at UAB	+10.0	43.5	L 20 - 35	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	Rice at UTSA	-5.0	43.0	L 27 - 31	O	N
Sat 10/26	Rice vs Southern Miss	+10.0	51.5	L 6 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/2	Rice vs Marshall	+11.5	48.0	L 7 - 20	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Rice at Middle Tennessee	+13.0	46.5	W 31 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/23	Rice vs North Texas	+6.5	55.0	W 20 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/30	Rice at UTEP	-7.0	43.0	W 30 - 16	O	Y

Important Stats (2019)

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
LT	.19	45%	32.5	44%	2.93	168	45%	268	3.89	.04	41%	21.8	41%	40%	3.04	47	1.5	2.5
RICE	.02	37%	17.9	35%	2.63	128	37%	166	3.32	.21	43%	25.9	39%	46%	3.81	28.8	1.3	1.2

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
LT	#130 (.02)	37% (119)		37% (122)	2.62 (125)	109	38% (111)	211	3.09 (124)	#26 (.1)	37% (13)		39% (36)	35% (11)	3.72 (61)	46.7	1.5	1.2
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 2019

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
LT Offense	13	32.5	23	45.2%	3.89	1.5	23	437	168	268	4.6	47%	52%	44%	45%	18%	.19
RICE Defense	12	25.9	23.2	42.8%	3.81	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	39%	46%	22%	.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
LT Defense	13	21.8	24	41.3%	3.04	2.5	-	-	-	-	-	48%	50%	41%	40%	23%	.04
RICE Offense	12	17.9	14.5	37%	3.32	1.3	17	294	128	166	3.6	54%	45%	35%	37%	23%	.02

Additional Stats 2019

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
Louisiana Tech	13	30:44	23.4	41%	38%	5.5	47	1.5	2.5	8.8	2.6	6	28.9
Rice	12	31:12	17	38%	44%	3.8	28.8	1.3	1.2	8.1	1.7	0	30.3

Run Game Stats (2019)

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
LT Offense	13	47%	44%	36.5	168.4	4.6	27	.11	2.93	74%	11%	0.94
RICE Defense	12	52%	39%	-	-	-	-	.04	2.58	70%	14%	0.9

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
LT Defense	13	48%	41%	-	-	-	-		2.77	75%	14%	0.84
RICE Offense	12	54%	35%	36.1	128.2	3.6	14	-.02	2.63	67%	15%	0.98

Pass Game Stats (2019)

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
LT Offense	13	52%	45%	21.9	35.2	268.5	7.6	12.3	21	10	.28	1.5	32%	37%	.28	7%	1.7
RICE Defense	12	47%	46%	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	.41	1.6	32%	34%	.34	8%	1.7

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
LT Defense	13	50%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	.09	1.4	30%	28%	.14	9%	2
RICE Offense	12	45%	37%	15	26.7	166	6.2	11.1	13	4	.08	1.5	35%	28%	.15	8%	1.8

Louisiana Tech's Power Ratings
Louisiana Tech's Power Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Offense Rating: NR
Louisiana Tech's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating: #84
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Louisiana Tech's 2019 Expected Record: -
Louisiana Tech's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: 0.2 #61
Louisiana Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 25.3 #84
Louisiana Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.0 #48

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: Rice: -6.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Louisiana Tech: 0.2 Rice: -18.0

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: -6.5 NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2019 Talent Rating: #115
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Rice's 2019 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2019 Overall SP+ Rating: -18.0 #121
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.1 #127
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.2 #96

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

Louisiana Tech Scoring
Offense: 32.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 23
Defense: 21.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 24

Louisiana Tech's 2019 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Louisiana Tech 29
Rice 16

Total Points: 45

Based on Last 4 Games
Louisiana Tech 31
Rice 13

Total Points: 44

Based on Entire Season
Louisiana Tech 26
Rice 20

Total Points: 46

Rice Scoring
Offense: 17.9 PPG
Offense at Home: 14.5
Defense: 25.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 23.2

Rice's 2019 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 4 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2022	10/22	Louisiana Tech	41	Rice	42	Rice -3.0	Louisiana Tech	57.0	Over
2021	11/27	Rice	35	Louisiana Tech	31	Louisiana Tech -3.5	Rice	52.5	Over
2019	09/28	Rice	20	Louisiana Tech	23	Louisiana Tech -9	Rice	48.5	Under
2018	11/10	Louisiana Tech	28	Rice	13	Louisiana Tech -24	Rice	53.0	Under
2017	10/28	Rice	28	Louisiana Tech	42	Louisiana Tech -12	Louisiana Tech	51.5	Over
2016	10/29	Louisiana Tech	61	Rice	16	Louisiana Tech -23	Louisiana Tech	68.0	Over
2015	10/30	Rice	17	Louisiana Tech	42	Louisiana Tech -10	Louisiana Tech	60.5	Under
2014	11/29	Louisiana Tech	76	Rice	31	Louisiana Tech -6	Louisiana Tech	0
2013	11/16	Rice	52	Louisiana Tech	14	Rice -15	Rice	0
2012	09/15	Louisiana Tech	56	Rice	37
2004	11/29	Rice	14	Louisiana Tech	51
2003	11/29	Louisiana Tech	14	Rice	49
2002	10/05	Rice	37	Louisiana Tech	20
2001	10/27	Louisiana Tech	41	Rice	38

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Rice	5	4	4 Overs
Louisiana Tech	9	5	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	8 - 6	6 - 3	3 - 1	3 - 2
Road Teams	6 - 8	3 - 6	2 - 3	1 - 3

(#) LT at (#) RICE

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	LT	RICE
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#61	#121
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#84	#115
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Injury Report

Rice Injury Report

Louisiana Tech on Offense


CategoryCat	LT Off	RICE Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#84	#96
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Louisiana Tech Run Game


CategoryCat	LT 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

Louisiana Tech Pass Game


CategoryCat	LT 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	LT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#127	#48
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Rice Run Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	LT 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	LT 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
'19 Profile: Remains Poor G5

LT 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'19 Profile: Down to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rice Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 87° - Wind: 11 mph

Rematch from Week 5
Louisiana Tech 9.0 (48.5)
Louisiana Tech won at Rice this year (23-20)

Previous Matchups
Rice beat Louisiana Tech in 2022 (42-41)

LT'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 Louisiana Tech's Full Roster

LT'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

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