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After a hiccup against UAB, No. 25 Memphis (7-1, 3-1) is back on track to claim the Group of 5’s bid in the College Football Playoff .

The Tigers still have plenty of work to do, starting with beating Rice on Friday night, but they almost certainly control their own destiny since their schedule features Tulane, Navy, and ECU.

The bookies aren’t giving Rice much of a chance on Friday, but there are reasons to believe that the Owls can put up more of a fight than the odds suggest.

Memphis vs. Rice odds, prediction

Rice is having one of the most bizarre sea

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