UTEP travels to Houston to take on the Rice Owls at Rice Stadium at 11 a.m. Mountain time on Saturday.
The game will be televised on the free online site ESPN3 and will be on the radio on 600 ESPN El Paso.
How is UTEP supposed to do
Not well. Rice is now favored to win by 11 1/2 points, already three points higher than the line opened at on Sunday.
Combined with an over-under of 46 1/2, Rice is projected to win 29-17.
Who is Rice
The Owls are 1-2 after delaying the start of their season to Oct.