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Tulane Green Wave vs Rice Owls Preview & Odds — November 14, 2026

Tulane Green Wave

4-5

Quarterback Trace Johnson

Rice Owls

0-8

Quarterback Jacurri Brown

Saturday, November 14 · 2:00 PM ET

TULNOffense2026 regular season to dateRICE

109th−0.045

EPA/play

+0.09255th

120th42.4%

Success %

44.9%91st

105th21.1

PPG

20.0113th

TULNDefenseRICE

56th+0.036

EPA/play allowed

+0.219124th

79th47.5%

Success % allowed

49.4%109th

92nd29.2

Opp PPG

37.9133rd

TULNRecent formRICE

L@ Army 17-20Wvs Memphis 31-17Lvs UTSA 19-42W@ Charlotte 38-31Lvs Tulsa 10-60

Resultsoldest to newest

Lvs UTSA 14-16L@ East Carolina 12-28Lvs Tulsa 17-38L@ Florida Atlantic 49-51L@ North Texas 23-52

4-5

Record

0-8

3-6

ATS

3-5

5-4

Over–under

5-3

TULNHome and roadseason to dateRICE

3-2

Home record

0-3

1-3

Road record

0-5

1-4

Home ATS

2-1

2-2

Road ATS

1-4

3-2

Home O/U

2-1

2-2

Road O/U

3-2

TULNLast 10 gamesRICE

Game by game

4-5

Last 9

1-8

-73

Net points

-115

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Rest & travelrest and travel

TULNRest & travelRICE

7 days

Days of rest

7 days

318 mi511 km · straight-line from home arena (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

Venue

Rice Stadium

About these numbers

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (138 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 9 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game this season (7 = a normal week); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Matchup preview

Tulane (4-5) visits Rice (0-8) on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET.

Tulane has the 109th-ranked offense by EPA per play (expected points added per snap) and the 56th-ranked defense (ranks among the 138 teams with play-by-play data). Meanwhile, Rice has the 55th-ranked offense and the 124th-ranked defense. When Tulane has the ball, a 109th-ranked offense (−0.045 EPA per play) meets a 124th-ranked defense (+0.219 allowed); when Rice has it, a 55th-ranked offense (+0.092) meets a 56th-ranked defense (+0.036 allowed).

By success rate (the share of plays that gain expected points), the Tulane offense is at 42.4% (120th) and the Rice offense at 44.9% (91st). Tulane scores 21.1 points per game (105th) and allows 29.2 (92nd); Rice scores 20.0 (113th) and allows 37.9 (133rd).

Tulane is 4-5 and 3-6 against the spread; its last game was a 60-10 loss to Tulsa. Rice is 0-8 and 3-5 against the spread; its last game was a 52-23 loss to North Texas.

Rice is a 2.5-point favorite at home against Tulane. The spread opened at Rice -1. The total is 48.5, up from 46.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Tulane +110, Rice -130) prices Tulane at 46% and Rice at 54%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Spreadmoved 1.5

OpenRice -1 (-110)
Tulane +1 (-110)

NowRice -2.5 (-110)
Tulane +2.5 (-110)

Totalup 2

Open46.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Now48.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenTulane -105 49%
Rice -115 51%

NowTulane +110 46%
Rice -130 54%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Nov 12

Tulane +2.5+102Novig
Rice -2.5-104Novig
Over 48.5+102Novig
Under 48.5-108Novig
Tulane+122Novig
Rice-126FanDuel

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Matchup

Players to watch

Tulane

QB · Trace Johnson

Attempts125
Completion %60.8%140th
Passing yards818243rd
Yards per attempt6.5202nd
TD–INT2–5

Leading rusher (RB) · Johnnie Daniels

Rushing yards54279th
Season line89 carries, 542 yds, 6 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Destyn Hill

Receiving yards445143rd
Season line36 catches, 445 yds, 2 TD

Leading tackler (LB) · Dickson Agu

Tackles8614th

Rice

QB · Jacurri Brown

Attempts82
Completion %47.6%261st
Passing yards471263rd
Yards per attempt5.7244th
TD–INT2–2

Leading rusher (QB) · Jacurri Brown

Rushing yards68639th
Season line124 carries, 686 yds, 6 TD

Leading receiver (WR) · Jordan Clark

Receiving yards257381st
Season line20 catches, 257 yds

Leading tackler (S) · AJ Brown

Tackles65107th

Season passing totals from public box scores, captured before kickoff. Ranks among the 264 quarterbacks with at least 60 attempts. Rushing, receiving and tackle leaders: season totals captured November 11, 5:34 a.m. ET; ranks among FBS players.

Success by situation

Situation	Tulane	Rice
Early-down success rateTulane offense vs Rice defense	37.2%127th	43.9%90th
Early-down success rateRice offense vs Tulane defense	42.5%60th	44.3%50th
3rd-down conversion rateTulane offense vs Rice defense	40.2%71st	46.9%121st
3rd-down conversion rateRice offense vs Tulane defense	51.6%134th	28.0%135th
Explosive play rateTulane offense vs Rice defense	7.1%59th	7.0%76th
Explosive play rateRice offense vs Tulane defense	7.0%78th	7.0%60th
Pass rateshare of plays that are passes or sacks	51.8%57th-highest	24.6%135th-highest

On 3rd down Tulane converts 40.2% (71st) against a Rice defense allowing 46.9% (121st).

On 3rd down Rice converts 28.0% (135th) against a Tulane defense allowing 51.6% (134th).

2026 regular season before kickoff, from play-by-play with garbage time removed; ranks among the 138 teams in the play-by-play data (defense: 1st = allows the least). Success = a play that gains expected points.

Coaching staff

Staff	Tulane	Rice
Head coach	Will Hall	Scott Abell
Tenureat this school	1st season	2nd season
Record at schoolthis season included, as of the date below	4–5	6–16
Career recordas an FBS head coach	18–35	6–16
Offensive coordinator	Russ Callaway	Vince Munch
Defensive coordinator	Nate Fuqua / Tayler Polk	Jon Kay

Staff list as of November 10, 6:50 a.m. ET.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 2 times since 2021: Tulane won 2 and Rice 0.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Oct 19, 2024	Rice 10, Tulane 24 Tulane won
Oct 28, 2023	Tulane 30, Rice 28 Tulane won

Meetings since 2021, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, Drive X-Ray and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams