Time and Date: Saturday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Network: CBS Sports Network
Location: Rice Stadium — Houston, TX
Spread: Houston (-8)
ESPN FPI: Houston has 71.4% chance to win
All-time series: Houston leads series, 31-11
Last meeting: Houston 45, Rice 27 — September 1, 2018
Bucket list item
This isn’t an ordinary non-conference game. There’s never anything ordinary about a football game when a trophy is on the line or when the opponents hail from the same city.