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Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls Recap - Owls Win 27-21
Easton Messer was good for 110 receiving yards on Saturday as the Owls grabbed a 27-21 win over the Owls at Rice Stadium.
Florida Atlantic was an underdog by +4.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 55.0.
Xavier Terrell rushed for 69 yards, while Kaden Shields-Dutton added 19 yards in the win. Easton Messer and Asaad Waseem added 110 and 89 receiving yards respectively.
Quinton Jackson rushed for 128 yards for Rice, while D'Andre Hardeman Jr. added 34 yards. Chase Jenkins threw for 137 yards for the Owls, while receivers Drayden Dickmann and Aaron Turner had 61 and 50 yards respectively.
Florida Atlantic outgained Rice 393-350 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 20-18 by the Owls.
The time of possession battle favored Rice as their offense was on the field for 31:14, longer than the 28:46 of their opponents.
Florida Atlantic heads into a 7 battle against UAB. Rice, meanwhile, will have their next action against UTSA.