{"id":371554,"date":"2025-09-16T02:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/371554\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T02:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:45:07","slug":"rice-vs-charlotte-prediction-pick-odds-for-thursdays-ncaa-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/371554\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice vs. Charlotte prediction, pick, odds for Thursday&#8217;s NCAA football game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rice vs. Charlotte odds<\/p>\n<p>Provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1702752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>; access <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/scores\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 9:26 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline (ML): Rice -137 (Bet $137 to win $100) | Charlotte +115 (Bet $100 to win $115)Against the spread (ATS): Rice -2.5 (-114) | Charlotte +2.5 (-106)Over\/Under (O\/U): 42.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)Rice vs. Charlotte betting tips preview<\/p>\n<p>The Rice Owls (2-1) hit the road for an AAC clash against the Charlotte 49ers (1-2) on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at Jerry Richardson Stadium. The game will air on ESPN, with the opening kick at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1702752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM Sportsbook\u2019s<\/a> lines around Rice vs. Charlotte odds, and make our expert <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/category\/ncaaf-college-football-odds-lines-spreads-picks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">college football picks and predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In their last outing, the Owls won 38-17 over the Prairie View A&amp;M Panthers. Their last time out, the 49ers took down the Monmouth Hawks 42-35. Chase Jenkins threw for 87 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions on 10-of-16 passing (62.5%) for the Owls in that matchup against the Panthers. He also added 21 carries for 124 yards and one rushing touchdown. Aaron Turner totaled 68 rushing yards on five carries (13.6 yards per carry), scoring one touchdown on the ground. He added two catches for six yards. Landon Ransom-Goelz had 46 yards on three catches (15.3 per reception) with one touchdown in that game. Conner Harrell put up 382 passing yards while going 26-for-30 with three touchdowns and one interception for the 49ers against the Hawks. He added 13 carries for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Rod Gainey Jr. put together a 15-carry, 74-yard game (4.9 yards per attempt) with one touchdown, while also adding two receptions for 12 yards . E. Jai Mason had 228 yards through the air after 10 catches (on 10 targets), with two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Rankings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/ncaaf\/polls\/coaches-poll\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US LBM Coaches Poll<\/a> powered by USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/stream\/tv\/?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Data%20Skrive&amp;subId2=SMG&amp;subId3=NCAAF-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch Rice vs. Charlotte on Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rice vs. Charlotte picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte 18, Rice 17<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/08\/betting-101-what-is-a-moneyline-bet-in-sports-betting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moneyline<\/a>Moneyline pick: Charlotte +115Rice has been the moneyline favorite only one other time so far this season, a game they won.The Owls have played as a moneyline favorite of -137 or shorter in only one game this season, which they won.Charlotte has lost both games it has played as underdogs this season.This season, the 49ers have been at least a +115 underdog on the moneyline two times, losing each of those contests.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/12\/sports-betting-101-betting-the-spread\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Against the spread<\/a>ATS pick: Charlotte +2.5The Owls have won once against the spread this year.Rice has yet to win ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites this year.The 49ers have won once against the spread this year.Charlotte is winless ATS (0-2) when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs this year.<\/p>\n<p>Play our free daily <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyticket.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/a> and win! <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyticket.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Play now<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For more sports betting picks and tips, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/betftw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetFTW<\/a>. 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