Rice at Charlotte - 2021 Matchup Preview

Saturday, November 6th 2021 (3:30 PM EDT)
Charlotte -6.5 (51.5)
Charlotte 31 - Rice: 24 (Conference USA)

Owls (4 - 8) (3 - 9 - 0)
Coach Mike Bloomgren (7 - 26)
Avg Score : 19 - 33 (14 - 33 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

RICE is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -7 (SP+ CHAR -9)
Projected Score: RICE: 27 - CHAR: 24 (51)
CHAR Win prob: 68% | Cover: 48%
RICE Travel: 937 miles, 1 hrs behind

49ers (5 - 7) (5 - 6 - 1)
Coach Will Healy (11 - 11)
Avg Score : 14 - 36 (17 - 36 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

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

Rice's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Rice at Arkansas	+19.5	50.0	L 17 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/11	Rice vs Houston	+7.5	50.0	L 7 - 44	O	N
Sat 9/18	Rice at Texas	+26.0	52.0	L 0 - 58	O	N
Sat 9/25	Rice vs Texas Southern	-37.0	53.5	W 48 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/2	Rice vs Southern Miss	-1.5	45.0	W 24 - 19	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Rice at UTSA	+17.0	53.0	L 0 - 45	U	N
Sat 10/23	Rice at UAB	+23.5	44.5	W 30 - 24	O	Y
Sat 10/30	Rice vs North Texas	-1.5	55.0	L 24 - 30	U	N
Sat 11/6	Rice at Charlotte	+6.5	51.5	L 24 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/13	Rice vs Western Kentucky	+19.0	61.0	L 21 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/20	Rice at UTEP	+9.0	47.0	L 28 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/27	Rice vs Louisiana Tech	+3.5	52.5	W 35 - 31	O	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 Rice's Schedule

Charlotte's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/3	Charlotte vs Duke	+6.0	60.0	W 31 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Charlotte vs Gardner-Webb	-23.0	58.0	W 38 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/18	Charlotte at Georgia State	+4.5	62.5	L 9 - 20	U	N
Fri 9/24	Charlotte vs Middle Tennessee	-2.5	55.5	W 42 - 39	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Charlotte at Illinois	+10.0	54.0	L 14 - 24	U	Y
Fri 10/8	Charlotte at Florida International	-3.5	61.0	W 45 - 33	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21	Charlotte vs Florida Atlantic	+6.5	58.0	L 9 - 38	U	N
Sat 10/30	Charlotte at Western Kentucky	+19.5	71.5	L 13 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/6	Charlotte vs Rice	-6.5	51.5	W 31 - 24	O	Y
Sat 11/13	Charlotte at Louisiana Tech	+7.0	58.0	L 32 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/20	Charlotte vs Marshall	+14.0	62.0	L 28 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/27	Charlotte at Old Dominion	+8.5	55.5	L 34 - 56	O	N

Important Stats (2020)

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	.12	42%	19.1	39%	2.84	120	46%	215	3.35	.08	41%	32.9	40%	42%	2.38	23.8	1.6	1.8
CHAR	.15	39%	14.3	37%	2.76	155	42%	223	4.47	.23	48%	36.3	50%	47%	3.98	61.7	1	1.3

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
CHAR		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

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	5	19.1	14.2	42%	3.35	1.6	21	335	120	215	2.8	57%	43%	39%	46%	17%	.12
CHAR Defense	6	36.3	35.7	48.4%	3.98	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	56%	44%	50%	47%	13%	.23

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	5	32.9	32.6	40.8%	2.38	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	55%	45%	40%	42%	15%	.08
CHAR Offense	6	14.3	17.2	39.4%	4.47	1	20	378	155	223	3.9	52%	48%	37%	42%	20%	.15

Additional Stats 2020

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	5	35:19	21.4	37%	55%	3.4	23.8	1.6	1.8	4.4	1.4	1	32.1
Charlotte	6	34:17	19.8	41%	58%	7	61.7	1	1.3	3.3	0.8	1	27.4

Run Game Stats (2021)

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	5	57%	39%	42.8	120.2	2.8	1	-.09	2.84	81%	13%	0.6
CHAR Defense	6	56%	50%	-	-	-	-	.16	3.19	64%	7%	0.92

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	5	55%	40%	-	-	-	-	.02	2.99	55%	9%	0.89
CHAR Offense	6	52%	37%	39.5	155	3.9	11	.05	2.76	70%	13%	1.08

Pass Game Stats (2021)

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	5	43%	46%	16.4	26.6	215.2	8.1	13.1	11	2	.39	1.7	28%	26%	.17	5%	2.1
CHAR Defense	6	44%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	.33	1.5	27%	37%	.54	6%	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	5	45%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	.14	1.6	31%	33%	.2	6%	2
CHAR Offense	6	48%	42%	16.3	29.8	222.8	7.5	13.6	10	2	.25	1.7	34%	26%	.12	7%	2.1

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #99
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Rice's 2021 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -22.9 #127
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 18.2 #123
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 38.3 #124

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Rice: Charlotte: -4.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Rice: -22.9 Charlotte: -13.7

Charlotte's Power Ratings
Charlotte's Power Rating: -4.35 NR
Charlotte's Offense Rating: NR
Charlotte's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #88
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Charlotte's 2021 Expected Record: -
Charlotte's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.7 #115
Charlotte's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.6 #77
Charlotte's Defense SP+ Rating: 41.2 #128

Average Talent
Average American Athletic 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 2021 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 3
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 7 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 5 - 0

Projected Score
Rice 27
Charlotte 24

Projected Total Points: 51

Charlotte Scoring
Offense: 14.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 17.2
Defense: 36.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 35.7

Charlotte's 2021 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	09/18	Charlotte	17	Rice	28	Rice -1.5	Rice	41.5	Over
2024	09/28	Rice	20	Charlotte	21	Rice -4	Charlotte	48.0	Under
2023	11/18	Charlotte	7	Rice	28	Charlotte -0.5	Rice	46.5	Under
2022	10/29	Rice	23	Charlotte	56	Rice -15	Charlotte	61.0	Over
2021	11/06	Charlotte	31	Rice	24	Charlotte -6.5	Charlotte	51.5	Over
2016	11/12	Charlotte	21	Rice	22	Charlotte -10	Rice	60.0	Under
2015	11/28	Rice	27	Charlotte	7	Rice -9.5	Rice	57.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Charlotte	3	3	3 Overs
Rice	4	4	4 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	2 - 5	2 - 5	2 - 4	0 - 1
Road Teams	5 - 2	5 - 2	1 - 0	4 - 2

(#) RICE at (#) CHAR

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	RICE	CHAR
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#127	#115
Perf GradeGrade	#113	#119
OffenseOff	#110	#83
DefenseDef	#108	#133
Spec TeamsST	#60	#66
TalentTal	#99	#88
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Rice Injury Report

Charlotte Injury Report

Rice on Offense


CategoryCat	RICE Off	CHAR Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#110	#133
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#123	#128
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Rice Run Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	CHAR Def
Run GameRun	#94	#131
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#110	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#128

Rice Pass Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	CHAR Def
Pass GamePass	#105	#130
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#97	#130
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Charlotte on Offense


CategoryCat	CHAR Off	RICE Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#83	#108
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#77	#124
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Charlotte Run Game


CategoryCat	CHAR Off	RICE Def
Run GameRun	#93	#111
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#107	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#122

Charlotte Pass Game


CategoryCat	CHAR Off	RICE Def
Pass GamePass	#53	#96
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#126	#57
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
CHAR 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Remains Below Avg G5

RICE 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Up to Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Jerry Richardson Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 10
Charlotte -6.5 (51.5)
Charlotte won vs Rice this year (31-24)

Previous Matchups
Rice beat Charlotte last year (28-17)
Charlotte beat Rice in 2024 (21-20)
Rice beat Charlotte in 2023 (28-7)

RICE's OC Marques Tuiasosopo (in his first season)

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 Brian Smith (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

CHAR's OC Mark Carney (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

View Charlotte's Full Roster

CHAR's DC Brandon Cooper (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD