The Baylor Bears will hit the road to face the Rice Owls in a week three NCAA college football game set for Friday night.

Start Time: 8PM ET

Location: Rice

TV: ESPN

College Football Point Spread Odds: Baylor -30 points

Money Line: N/A

Over Under Total: N/A

Notes: Baylor defeated Rice in 2015 by the score of 70-17 at home as a -33 point favorite.

Baylor is 2-0 on the season with the 40-13 home victory to the SMU Mustangs as a -34 ½ point betting favorite. The total finished at under 72 points. It was a slow start for the Bears as it was 6-6 at the half. They finished with 536 offensive yards with 5 yards a carry average on the ground on 55 carries. Quarterback Seth Russell hit on 26 of 47 passes for 261 yards with two touchdowns and two picks. Baylor had three turnovers but forced four away from SMU. The Bears gave up 405 yards to the Mustangs offense with 176 running for 4.6 yards per rush.

Rice is 0-2 on the campaign. In week one, they dropped a 46-14 decision at Western Kentucky. In week two the Owls are beaten at Army 31-14 as a +8 ½ point underdog. The total went under 52 points. Rice had a difficult time generating offense with 289 yards for the game. Quarterback Tyler Stehling hit on 16 of 30 passes for 197 yards with a touchdown and pick. Defensively Rice had trouble with the Army triple option run game as it produced 348 yards for 5 yards per carry average.