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North Texas Mean Green vs Rice Owls Recap - Owls Win 20-14

Rice earned a 20-14 victory over North Texas on Saturday in Week 13 action at Rice Stadium.

Rice was an underdog by +6.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 55.5.

Charlie Booker rushed for 78 yards, while Nahshon Ellerbe added 25 yards in the win. Austin Trammell and Brad Rozner added 91 and 70 receiving yards respectively.

DeAndre Torrey rushed for 41 yards for North Texas, while Tre Siggers added 38 yards. Mason Fine threw for 163 yards for the Mean Green, while receivers Greg White and Michael Lawrence had 42 and 38 yards respectively.

North Texas lost the offensive yardage battle to Rice 328-238 yards in Saturday's game. Rice had more first downs as that total ended up 19-10.

The time of possession battle favored Rice as their offense was on the field for 38:04, longer than the 21:56 of their opponents.

Rice looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Texas El Paso. North Texas will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Alabama-Birmingham.