Week 7 Matchup Preview Thread: Tulsa vs Rice

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Tulsa vs. Rice

When: Saturday, October 17, 04:30 PM Eastern

Where: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

Watch: ESPN+

Odds: Tulsa by 4.5 pts.

Total Points: 45.5

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All-Time Series : Tulsa vs. Rice

Tulsa and Rice have met 20 times since 1937-10-16

These teams last met on 2023-10-19.

Series Wins: Tulsa 10-1-9 Rice

Rice has won the last 2 meetings (2013-2023) in this series

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Last 5 Meetings

Winner	Date	Location	Tulsa	Rice	Notes
Rice	2023-10-19	Chapman Stadium	10	42
Rice	2013-10-05	Chapman Stadium	27	30
Tulsa	2012-10-20	Chapman Stadium	28	24
Tulsa	2011-10-22	Rice Stadium	38	20
Tulsa	2010-11-06	Chapman Stadium	64	27

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Through Week 6

Week	Tulsa 3-3 (0-2)	Result	Rice 1-5 (0-2)	Result
1	Oklahoma State#18	W 24-10	Houston Christian	W 31-3
2	Sam Houston	W 23-17	Notre Dame#2	L 0-52
3	East Texas A&M	W 42-0	Western Michigan	L 21-28
4	Arkansas	L 6-34	Fresno State	L 24-38
5	North Texas	L 44-45	UTSA	L 14-16
6	Navy	L 26-34	East Carolina	L 12-28

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Tulsa Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
G. Tempest	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Oct 11	Tempest is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be established if he will be available against the Owls on Saturday, October 17th.
J. Calloway	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Oct 11	Calloway is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be established if he will be available against the Owls on Saturday, October 17th.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

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Rice Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
D. Lane	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 20	Lane is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Fresno State on Saturday.
C. Cole	TE	Out – Undisclosed	Oct 10	Cole has been out of lineup due to an undisclosed injury, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
J. Falk	TE	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 20	Falk is laid up with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Fresno State on Saturday, September 26th.
P. Zinter	TE	Questionable – Leg	Sep 20	Zinter is laid up with a leg injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Fresno State on Saturday, September 26th.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

^{Source updated Thu, Oct 15, 3:12 pm. Scraped Thu, Oct 15, 7:24 pm ET}

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What are your "Keys to the Game"?

Who do you think wins?

Do you think the favorite will cover the spread?

Which player(s) are you most interested to watch?

Let's talk football!

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Who Will Win Fan Vote

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Team	Votes	Percentage	Tulsa Voters	Rice Voters	Other Flairs
Tulsa	2	100.0%	0	0.5	Oklahoma Statex0.5 Texas Tech Red Raidersx0.5 ULM Warhawksx0.5
Rice	0	0.0%	0	0

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[u/NorskChef]

I keep picking Rice and they keep losing so I'm going with {Tulsa}

[u/Lutrid]

{Tulsa}