College football scores › Week 7 › Tulsa at Rice
Tulsa4-4away
38
FinalRice Stadium, 70°, wind 10 mph
Rice1-7home
17
BEAVER RICE +4.5, lostBEAVER Over 46.5, wonBEAVER had TLSA 53% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (TLSA–RICE)24–2327–23–38–17
SpreadTLSA −1.3TLSA −4.8TLSA −4.5TLSA by 21RICE +4.5 ✗
Total46.649.946.555Over 46.5 ✓
RICE win chance47%–+164Lost
TLSA by 14+
21%
TLSA by 1–13
32%
RICE by 1–13
30%
RICE by 14+
16%

Spread: 3.2 pts better than Vegas for Rice (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 0.1 pts above Vegas (52% historically). Opened TLSA −3.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.072 #94Offense EPA / play−0.146 #122
−0.001 #54Defense EPA / play allowed+0.043 #75
−6.1% #123Offense success rate−4.7% #112
−0.3% #60Defense success rate allowed+0.1% #64
+0.086 #45Rushing EPA / play−0.028 #95
−0.219 #119Passing EPA / play−0.378 #136
−0.045 #37Rush defense EPA allowed+0.145 #126
+0.215 #121Pass defense EPA allowed−0.098 #27
−4.9 #92Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−9.6 #119
+2.4 #83Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+3.9 #90
Situational
−11.5% #135Passing-down success (3rd & long)−10.3% #130
+7.9% #127Passing-down success allowed+2.7% #95
−0.88 #105Points per drive−1.09 #112
+0.08 #66Points per drive allowed+0.59 #102
Trenches
+0.21 #52Line yards per rush−0.14 #108
−0.03 #61Line yards per rush allowed+0.23 #104
−6.5% #10Runs stuffed at the line+1.0% #105
−0.4% #78Opponent runs stuffed−2.0% #94
−0.9% #82Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+0.9% #119
−2.8% #117Havoc created−0.1% #57
Big plays
+0.161 #13Rushing explosiveness+0.068 #43
−0.053 #124Passing explosiveness+0.314 #12
−0.09 #62Open-field yards per rush+0.22 #29
+0.078 #94Pass explosiveness allowed+0.062 #87
Style and schedule
53% #100Run rate77% #4
−10.2 #94Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−3.0 #39

Tulsa: last 5 games

L26-34Missed
L44-45Covered
L6-34Missed
W42-0Covered
W23-17Missed

Rice: last 5 games

L12-28Missed
L14-16Covered
L24-38Missed
L21-28Covered
L0-52Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.28−0.20−0.13−0.05+0.02Entering week1234567Tulsa · 1: −0.16Tulsa · 2: −0.07Tulsa · 3: −0.07Tulsa · 4: −0.06Tulsa · 5: −0.06Tulsa · 6: −0.05Tulsa · 7: −0.07Rice · 1: −0.20Rice · 2: −0.18Rice · 3: −0.26Rice · 4: −0.23Rice · 5: −0.23Rice · 6: −0.20Rice · 7: −0.19
● Tulsa● Rice