- Temple is a -7.5 point favorite vs Rice
- Total (Over/Under): 141.5 points
- Rice / Temple TV channel: ESPN+
The Rice Owls visit Liacouras Center to take on the Temple Owls on Mar. 1. Tip off is scheduled for 2:00 pm in Philadelphia, PA.
Temple is the betting favorite in this game, with the spread sitting at -7.5 (-105).
The Rice vs. Temple Over/Under is 141.5 total points.
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Rice vs. Temple Odds, Spread, Over/Under
| Spread | Total (O/U) | Moneyline | |
| Rice | +7.5 -115 | O 141.5 -105 | +260 |
| Temple | -7.5 -105 | U 141.5 -115 | -325 |
Rice vs Temple Prediction for Today:
The winning team model predicts Temple will win this college basketball game with 74.4% confidence, based on game simulations, player injuries, key player performances and recent matchups.
Rice vs Temple Spread Prediction:
Based on recent against-the-spread trends, the spread model predicts Temple will cover the spread with 61.5% confidence for today’s game.
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Rice Basketball Best Bets Today:
- Rice has hit the 1H Game Total Under in 12 of their last 17 games (+7.40 Units / 38% ROI)
- Rice has hit the Game Total Over in 16 of their last 25 games (+6.10 Units / 22% ROI)
- Rice has hit the Moneyline in 3 of their last 6 away games (+6.00 Units / 79% ROI)
- Rice has hit the Team Total Over in 13 of their last 19 games (+5.95 Units / 27% ROI)
- Rice has hit the 1H Moneyline in 5 of their last 12 away games (+5.10 Units / 38% ROI)
Temple Basketball Best Bets Today:
- Temple has hit the 1H Game Total Under in 15 of their last 20 games (+9.15 Units / 39% ROI)
- Temple have covered the 1H Spread in 13 of their last 18 games (+7.15 Units / 34% ROI)
- Temple has hit the Team Total Under in 14 of their last 20 games (+7.15 Units / 31% ROI)
- Temple has hit the 1H Moneyline in 6 of their last 7 games at home (+6.15 Units / 50% ROI)
- Temple has hit the Moneyline in 10 of their last 18 games (+4.10 Units / 5% ROI)
Rice Basketball Against the Spread Record (ATS)
Rice has a 13-12 record against the spread this college basketball season (-0.2 Units / -0.7% ROI).
- 9-17 when betting on the Moneyline for -4.35 Units / -11.57% ROI
- 16-10 when betting the Over for +5 Units / 17.48% ROI
- 10-16 when betting the Under for -7.6 Units / -26.57% ROI
Temple Basketball Against the Spread Record (ATS)
Temple has a 11-16 record against the spread this college basketball season (-6.6 Units / -22.22% ROI).
- 14-13 when betting on the Moneyline for +1.7 Units / 1.53% ROI
- 14-13 when betting the Over for -0.3 Units / -1.01% ROI
- 13-14 when betting the Under for -2.4 Units / -8.08% ROI
Rice Offensive Stats & Trends:
Rice is shooting 69% from the free throw line (1,286/1,871) since the start of the 2023-24 season — lowest among AAC Teams; League Avg: 72%
Rice is shooting 68% from the free throw line (909/1,329) since the start of the 2024-25 season — lowest among AAC Teams; League Avg: 73%
Rice has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.0 (330 assists/ 339 TOs) this season — tied for 9th lowest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 1.2
Rice is shooting 69% from the free throw line (1,286/1,871) since the start of the 2023-24 season — tied for 16th lowest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 72%
Temple Offensive Stats & Trends:
Temple shot 40% (824/2,078) last season — 6th lowest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 45%
Temple had 26.5 free throw attempts per game last season — 4th best among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 19.2
Temple had an eFG% of 47% last season — 9th lowest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 51%
Temple has averaged 9.0 turnovers per game (252 turnovers/28 games) this season — best among AAC Teams; League Avg: 11.3
Rice Defensive Stats & Trends:
Rice allowed opponents to shoot 37% from three (270/726) last season — tied for 8th highest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 34%
Rice forced 10.1 turnovers per game (312 turnovers/31 games) last season — 35th lowest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 11.8
Rice allowed 8.7 made three-pointers per game last season — tied for 24th highest among Division 1 Teams; League Avg: 7.3
Rice has averaged 5.6 steals per game (502 steals/90 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season — lowest among AAC Teams; League Avg: 6.9
Temple Defensive Stats & Trends:
Temple has allowed an average of 1.27 points per shot (6,951 points/5,490 shots) since the start of the 2023-24 season — 2nd highest among AAC Teams; League Avg: 1.24
Temple has allowed 70.8 points per game (1,983 points/28 games) this season — tied for 2nd best among AAC Teams; League Avg: 73.7
Temple allowed 73.0 points per game (2,481 points/34 games) last season — 5th best among AAC Teams; League Avg: 72.5
Temple allowed opponents to shoot 44% (859/1,954) last season — 5th highest among AAC Teams; League Avg: 43%
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