Week 11 · College Football

Tulane vs Rice prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Tulane a 75% chance to beat Rice in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#40 American Athletic Conference

Tulane

4% to make the 12

@

#115 American Athletic Conference

Rice

0% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadTulane −10.5Model
Projected scoreTulane 31 — Rice 21

Tulane should handle it: 10.5-point edge, 75% to win.

Chaos meter50 · LEAN
50/ 100
CalmMayhem

Tulane

75%

to win

Rice

25%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Tulane
vs
Rice
#41Offense · EPA/play#126
#67Defense · EPA/play#120
#94Explosiveness#90
#42Success rate#128
15%Returning production75%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

38 meetings all-time

Rice leads 20–17–1

Last met 2024 · Tulane 24–10 Rice— Tulane won

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What Tulane is hearing

What Rice is hearing

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