UConn vs. Rice prediction: Why Connecticut is favored to win in college football Week 9, 2025

Rice and Connecticut will lock horns in Week 9 college football action at Rice Stadium on Saturday, beginning at 3:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college football model predicts the Connecticut as the most likely winner of the UConn vs. Rice game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

UConn vs. Rice prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of UConn vs. Rice 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Connecticut a 77% chance of beating Rice. Our predicted final score has Connecticut winning 29-19.

According to our model, Connecticut (-10) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 48.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

UConn vs. Rice odds

We have researched the best college football odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	UConn	Rice
Spread	-10 (-110)	+10 (-110)
Moneyline	-360	+310
Total	o48.5 (-105)	u48.5 (-112)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

UConn vs. Rice picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	Connecticut -10	-110
Moneyline	Rice	+310
Total	Under 48.5	-112

According to our college football best bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 48.5 total points.

UConn vs. Rice game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's college football game between Rice and UConn at Rice Stadium is scheduled to commence at 3:00PM ET.

• Who: Connecticut vs. Rice
• Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
• Time: 3:00PM ET/12:00PM PT
• Venue: Rice Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict Connecticut, with a 77% win probability, will likely beat Rice on Saturday.

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