UTSA vs Rice Prediction
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026, 7:00 PM ET, First Community Stadium, Houston, Week 5
Agatha Research Desk, Updated
AGATHA'S PICK
AWAYUTSAAGATHA'S PICK
HOMERice
AWAYUTSAPREDICTED SCOREPREDICTED SETSMATCHUPLIVEDELAYEDFINALPOSTPONEDLIVE
1614vs
Predicted --
HOMERice79%WIN CHANCELIVE READUTSA to WinWON#184 SEALEDSEALED ODDS -Agatha's pick: UTSA to WinTHE VERDICT
Win chance at the seal 79%
Final score: UTSA 16, Rice 14
- SEALED ODDS
- -450Betway
- CLOSING ODDS
- -500Betway, at the start
- STAKE
- 1 unitflat, every pick
- RESULT
- WON +0.22uat the sealed price
- GRADED
- 10:18 PM ETreceipt #184
Game Center
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTSA | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rice | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Leaders
- Jacurri Brown (RICE): 6/14, 88 YDS
- Jacurri Brown (RICE): 17 CAR, 96 YDS, 2 TD
- Ben Grice (RICE): 1 REC, 40 YDS
- Owen McCown (UTSA): 19/29, 148 YDS, 1 INT
- Will Henderson III (UTSA): 18 CAR, 90 YDS, 1 TD
- David Amador II (UTSA): 7 REC, 48 YDS
UTSATale of the tape
RiceUTSA vs Rice recent form
UTSA 4-1 UTSA: last 5 games
- W59-45 Sep 26 Colorado State, 59-45
- L6-30 Sep 19 Texas, 6-30
- W31-26 Sep 12 Texas State, 31-26
- W45-16 Sep 5 UT Rio Grande Valley, 45-16
- W57-20 Dec 26, 2025 Florida International, 57-20
Rice 1-4 Rice: last 5 games
- L24-38 Sep 26 Fresno State, 24-38
- L21-28 Sep 19 Western Michigan, 21-28
- L0-52 Sep 12 Notre Dame, 0-52
- W31-3 Sep 5 Houston Christian, 31-3
- L10-41 Jan 2 Texas State, 10-41
Points scored, last 5UTSA 198Rice 86
Points allowed, last 5fewer is betterUTSA 137Rice 162
UTSA vs Rice head-to-head
Since Nov 11, 2023: UTSA 2, Rice 1
- Oct 11, 2025UTSA 61-13
- Oct 12, 2024Rice 29-27
- Nov 11, 2023UTSA 34-14
UTSA vs Rice line movement
Market (latest pregame line)
Spread (Rice)
+11.5
Total
56.5
Moneyline
- UTSA
- -490
- Rice
- +355
Line movement, tracked by Agatha since first sighting (26 snapshots)
- Moneyline (Rice) at FanDuel: opened +340, now +400
- Spread (Rice) at FanDuel: opened +10.5, now +11.5
- Total at FanDuel: opened 52.5, now 56.5
Agatha's pick for UTSA vs Rice
UTSA. Agatha gave UTSA a 79% chance to win at First Community Stadium, Houston. It was Agatha's prediction for this game, sealed and graded like every pick.
TV: ESPN+