Rice Owls vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Cajun Field in Lafayette, LA

TV: ESPN/ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Ragin' Cajuns (-11.5)

Total/Over-Under: 47.5

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (10-4 last year) are hosting the Rice Owls (4-8 last season) at Cajun Field on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Louisiana opens this matchup as 1.5-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 47.5.

The Rice Owls ended the year holding a 4-8 record. In their last contest, the Owls faced off with the USF Bulls and took home the win by a score of 35-28. The Rice Owls ran the football 40 different times and compiled 120 yds, which is an average of 3.0 yards per attempt. On the day, they had 82 plays which totaled 550 yds. Rice surrendered 24 pass completions on 42 tries for 320 yards, and a completion percentage of 57.1%. Against the run, the Owls conceded 109 yards on 30 tries, which is an average of 3.6 yards per run allowed.

The Owls racked up 4,235 total yards for the prior campaign. Rice totaled 17 touchdowns through the air and 14 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 22 times. Rice accounted for 220 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 85 penalties for 689 yards. As a team they averaged 113.9 yds on the ground, which had them sitting 114th in the nation. When talking about getting in the endzone, the Rice Owls held an average of 22.2 points per contest.

In terms of yards via the pass, the Owls allowed 2,086 yards which had them ranked 1st in D-1. During their 12 games played last season, they conceded 173.8 yards per game via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 55.4%. They relinquished 334.4 yards/outing putting them 35th in college football. They conceded 18 passing touchdowns as well as 17 running touchdowns. The opposition ran for 4.1 yards per tote and 160.6 rushing yards per game over the course of last season. Overall, they allowed 1,927 running yards through 12 games. The Owls were ranked 71st in the country when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 25.4 points per contest.

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The Ragin' Cajuns ended the year having earned a 10-4 record. The last time they took the gridiron, the Ragin' Cajuns took a loss by a final score of 34-3 when they played the TCU Horned Frogs. Louisiana relinquished 33 running attempts for 110 yards (3.3 yards per rush). The Ragin' Cajuns secondary conceded a completion rate of 61.8%, relinquishing 257 yds on 21 out of 34 passing. The Ragin' Cajuns finished the game with a total of 209 yds on 59 plays (3.5 yards per play). Louisiana ran for 3.5 yds per attempt, totaling 114 yds on 33 attempts.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Ragin' Cajuns earned a ranking of 43rd in college football with 30.9 points per game. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns held an average of 415.1 yards per outing, which was good for 41st in D-1. The Louisiana offense accrued 683 penalty yds on 83 infractions, which had them sitting 43rd in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition. They tossed 8 interceptions while letting opponents recover 1 fumbles and they obtained 290 first downs. Last year, the Ragin' Cajuns racked up 3,482 yards through the air as well as an average of 248.7 passing yards per contest, which ranked 41st in the country. They maintained an average of 166.4 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 2,330 yards for the season.

Louisiana conceded a total of 2,159 yards rushing (154.2 yards per game) in addition to 20 touchdowns on the ground last season. They yielded 20 touchdowns through the air and 194.2 yards per game, which had them ranked 33rd in college football. Their defense had 6 fumbles recovered and 15 interceptions during the previous year. The Ragin' Cajuns defense was on the field for 907 plays, which had them ranked 110th in the nation. The Ragin' Cajuns allowed 24.1 PPG, which put them in 56th in Division 1. Overall, they allowed 337 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Owls/Ragin' Cajuns college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Owls +11.5

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