Rice at Charlotte Game Matchup

Saturday, November 18th 2023 (2:00 PM EST)
Charlotte -0.5 (46.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Rice 28 - Charlotte: 7 (American Athletic)

Owls (6 - 7) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach Mike Bloomgren (18 - 40)
Avg Score : 22 - 25 (13 - 30 on Road)
Record Prediction: 8.1 - 4.9 (#43)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

RICE 2nd straight Road Game
CHAR 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: Rice -12.5 (SP+ -14)
PPG only: RICE: 29 - CHAR: 25 (54)
CHAR Win prob: 53% | Cover: 53%
RICE Travel: 937 miles, 1 hrs behind

49ers (3 - 9) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach Biff Poggi (1 - 2)
Avg Score : 24 - 35 (24 - 33 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 3.4 - 8.6 (#127)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Rice's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	Rice at Texas	+35.5	59.0	L 10 - 37
Sat 9/9	Rice vs Houston	+7.5	51.0	W 43 - 41
Sat 9/16	Rice vs Texas Southern	-35.5	60.0	W 59 - 7
Sat 9/23	Rice at South Florida	-2.5	56.5	L 29 - 42
Sat 9/30	Rice vs East Carolina	-3.5	47.0	W 24 - 17
Sat 10/7	Rice vs UConn	-10.0	47.5	L 31 - 38
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/19	Rice at Tulsa	+3.0	56.5	W 42 - 10
Sat 10/28	Rice vs Tulane	+10.0	55.0	L 28 - 30
Sat 11/4	Rice vs SMU	+12.0	59.5	L 31 - 36
Sat 11/11	Rice at UTSA	+13.5	53.5	L 14 - 34
Sat 11/18	Rice at Charlotte	+0.5	46.5	W 28 - 7
Sat 11/25	Rice vs Florida Atlantic	-5.0	46.5	W 24 - 21
Tue 12/26	Rice vs Texas State	+3.5	58.5	L 21 - 45

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Charlotte's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	Charlotte vs South Carolina State	-24.0	44.5	W 24 - 3
Sat 9/9	Charlotte at Maryland	+24.5	50.0	L 20 - 38
Sat 9/16	Charlotte vs Georgia State	+6.5	52.0	L 25 - 41
Sat 9/23	Charlotte at Florida	+28.0	48.5	L 7 - 22
Sat 9/30	Charlotte at SMU	+22.5	53.0	L 16 - 34
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Charlotte vs Navy	+3.5	44.0	L 0 - 14
Sat 10/21	Charlotte at East Carolina	+6.0	39.5	W 10 - 7
Fri 10/27	Charlotte vs Florida Atlantic	+3.5	45.5	L 16 - 38
Sat 11/4	Charlotte at Tulsa	+4.5	47.5	W 33 - 26
Sat 11/11	Charlotte vs Memphis	+9.5	51.5	L 38 - 44
Sat 11/18	Charlotte vs Rice	-0.5	46.5	L 7 - 28
Sat 11/25	Charlotte at South Florida	+7.5	56.5	L 14 - 48

RICE's OC Marques Tuiasosopo vs CHAR's DC Ryan Osborn CHAR's OC Mike Miller vs RICE's DC Brian Smith

Important Stats (2022)

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	.16	42%	22.2	41%	2.99	141	44%	233	3.56	.32	44%	25.4	45%	44%	4.38	53.7	2.5	1.5
CHAR	.16	47%	23.7	47%	3.19	116	49%	271	4.07	.35	49%	35.1	48%	51%	4.11	58.5	1.8	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 2022

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	13	22.2	12.5	41.9%	3.56	2.5	20	374	141	233	4	51%	47%	41%	44%	20%	.16
CHAR Defense	12	35.1	33.3	48.7%	4.11	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	56%	42%	48%	51%	13%	.35

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	13	25.4	29.7	44.1%	4.38	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	45%	44%	15%	.32
CHAR Offense	12	23.7	24.2	47%	4.07	1.8	21	387	116	271	3.7	42%	56%	47%	49%	17%	.16

Additional Stats 2022

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	13	32:49	20.1	42%	44%	6.1	53.7	2.5	1.5	4.1	1.5	1	28.1
Charlotte	12	29:32	21.2	40%	35%	6.7	58.5	1.8	1.3	4.9	1.4	0	30.7

Run Game Stats (2023)

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	13	51%	41%	35.4	141.4	4	17	.15	2.99	83%	11%	1.01
CHAR Defense	12	56%	48%	-	-	-	-	.25	3.29	73%	9%	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	13	49%	45%	-	-	-	-	.28	3.47	67%	9%	1.22
CHAR Offense	12	42%	47%	30.9	115.8	3.7	13	.09	3.19	66%	10%	0.98

Pass Game Stats (2023)

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	13	47%	44%	17.9	31	232.8	7.5	13	23	20	.23	1.6	33%	32%	.28	9%	2
CHAR Defense	12	42%	51%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.56	1.7	27%	37%	.74	4%	2.6

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	13	50%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.41	1.8	31%	33%	.43	6%	2.3
CHAR Offense	12	56%	49%	21.4	35.8	271.2	7.6	12.7	27	14	.31	1.5	29%	33%	.41	8%	2.2

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: 1.12 #57
Rice's Offense Rating: 21.53 #29
Rice's Defense Rating: 10.32 #76
2023 Talent Rating: 498.00 #89
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #75
Rice's 2023 Expected Record: 8.10 - 4.90
Rice's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -8.3 #95
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.8 #63
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.2 #106

Rice's SP+ Ratings
Rice's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -8.3 #95
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.8 #63
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 33.2 #106

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 492.43
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Power Ratings Matchup
Rice: 1.12 Charlotte: -11.58

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Rice: -8.3 Charlotte: -22.1

Charlotte's Power Ratings
Charlotte's Power Rating: -11.58 #128
Charlotte's Offense Rating: 6.97 #130
Charlotte's Defense Rating: 10.44 #77
2023 Talent Rating: 396.00 #115
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #75
Charlotte's 2023 Expected Record: 3.40 - 8.60

Charlotte's SP+ Ratings
Charlotte's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -22.1 #130
Charlotte's Offense SP+ Rating: 14.3 #128
Charlotte's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.6 #113

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 492.43
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Rice Scoring
Offense: 22.2 PPG
Offense on Road: 12.5
Defense: 25.4 PPG
Defense on Road: 29.7

Rice's 2023 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Record on Road: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 6 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Rice 29
Charlotte 25

Projected Total Points: 54

Charlotte Scoring
Offense: 23.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 24.2
Defense: 35.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 33.3

Charlotte's 2023 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

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

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Charlotte	3	3	2 Overs
Rice	3	3	4 Unders

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

(#57) Rice Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 1.12 #57
Offense Rating: 21.53 #29
Defense Rating: 10.32 #76
Overall SP+ Rating: -8.3 #95
Offense SP+ Rating: 26.8 #63
Defense SP+ Rating: 33.2 #106
Talent Rating: 498.00 #89
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #75
Expected Record: 8.10 - 4.90

Rice Ratings Matchup Charlotte

Power #57

#128

Off #29

#130

Def #76

#77

Talent #89

#115

SP+ #95

#130

SP+ Off #63

#128

SP+ Def #106

#113

Rematch from Week 12
Charlotte -0.5 (46.5)
Rice won at Charlotte this year (28-7)

Previous Matchups
Charlotte beat Rice last year (21-20)
Rice beat Charlotte in 2023 (28-7)
Charlotte beat Rice in 2022 (56-23)

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

Team Information
Injuries: RICE | CHAR
Depth Chart: RICE | CHAR
Rosters: RICE | CHAR

(#128) Charlotte Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: -11.58 #128
Offense Rating: 6.97 #130
Defense Rating: 10.44 #77
Overall SP+ Rating: -22.1 #130
Offense SP+ Rating: 14.3 #128
Defense SP+ Rating: 34.6 #113
Talent Rating: 396.00 #115
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #75
Expected Record: 3.40 - 8.60

Rice's OC Marques Tuiasosopo

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Charlotte's OC Mike Miller

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Rice's DC Brian Smith

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Charlotte's DC Ryan Osborn

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