The line by kickoff was La Tech -30.5.
Turns out the the line by Vegas wasn’t big enough as the Bulldogs won by 45 points for their most lopsided win since their 63-15 win over FCS Southern in the season opener last year.
Rice won the toss and chose to receive, maybe thinking they could get the first score against a Tech defense that has struggled this year. However, that defense stepped up game big time forcing a 3-and-out.
In fact, the defense looked completely different. Rice was unable to score a single point in the 1st half.