Rice vs. Louisiana College Football Pick Prediction 8/30/2025 by Tony T.
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Rice at Louisiana 8PM ET—Rice finished at 4-8 a year ago. Scott Abell enters his first season with the school and will return seven starters. Rice was a poor offensive team last year as they put up 17.9 points per game. They rushed for 3.9 yards a carry and the passing game was inefficient with 6 yards per pass attempt. The Owls will resort to the Triple Option. On defense they allowed 27 points per game with only 55.6% completion rate. Louisiana finished at 107 in 2024 for head coach Mickael Desormeaux who is in his fourth season. The Ragin Cajuns return seven starters. The team rushed for 4.9 yards a carry and brought back their top two rushers. Quarterback play was efficient, but they must replace last year's starter. Defensively they held opponents to 25.2 points per game with only 6.4 yards per pass attempt.