Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Louisiana-Lafayette favored to win in college football Week 1, 2025

Louisiana-Lafayette will square off with Rice in college football action at Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium on Saturday, starting at 8:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college football model predicts Louisiana-Lafayette as the most likely winner of today's game.

For further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette predictions page.

Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Louisiana-Lafayette a 73% chance of defeating Rice. Our predicted final score has Louisiana-Lafayette winning 29-20.

According to our model, Rice (+10) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 48.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette odds

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

Bet Type	Rice	Louisiana-Lafayette
Spread	+10 (-110)	-10 (-110)
Moneyline	+300	-400
Total	o48.5 (-110)	u48.5 (-110)

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

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Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette picks and best bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette matchup is on the moneyline.

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Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's college football game between Louisiana-Lafayette and Rice at Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium is scheduled to commence at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Rice vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
• Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict Louisiana-Lafayette, with a 73% win probability, will likely beat Rice on Saturday.

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