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- Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN+
- Where: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
- Line: Rice -1.5
- Point Total: 152.5
- Moneyline (To Win): Rice -125, Western Kentucky +102
Favorite | Spread | Total |
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Rice | -1.5 | 152.5 |
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The Rice Owls (16-10, 7-8 C-USA) will attempt to break a three-game home losing streak when hosting the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (14-12, 6-9 C-USA) on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET.
Rice vs. Western Kentucky Key Stats
- Rice and its opponent have combined to score over 152.5 points, the current matchup’s total, in two games this year.
- The Hilltoppers have played one game this year that had more than 152.5 total points scored.
- The two teams average a combined 0.3 fewer points per game, 152.2, than this game’s total of 152.5 points.
- Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 145 points per game, 7.5 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
- The Owls’ average total in matchups this year has been 153.3, 0.8 points higher than the over/under in this particular game.
- Western Kentucky’s games this year have averaged a total of 144 points, 8.5 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Owls | Hilltoppers | |
---|---|---|
78.7 | 73.5 | |
34 | 140 | |
1-2 | 1-0 | |
14-5 | 7-2 | |
74.5 | 70.5 | |
304 | 204 | |
0-1 | 1-2 | |
11-2 | 13-9 |
Rice vs. Western Kentucky Betting The Spread & Over/Under
- Rice won the only game it has played as the favorite this season.
- Rice has gone 1-3-0 against the spread this season.
- Rice is winless against the spread when they are 1.5-point favorites or more (0-1).
- Rice’s games have gone over the total three times this season.
- Western Kentucky was defeated in both of the match ups it has played as underdogs this season.
- Western Kentucky is 2-2-0 against the spread this season.
- In games it has played as 1.5-point underdogs or more, Western Kentucky has an ATS record of 1-1.
- This season, Western Kentucky’s games have hit the over twice.
- Spread Prediction:
Rice (-1.5)
- Over/Under Prediction:
Under (152.5)
Rice Key Players
- Max Fiedler is tops on his team in both rebounds (8.2) and assists (5.1) per contest, and also posts 11.2 points. Defensively, he posts 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocked shots.
- Quincy Olivari paces his squad in both points (19.4) and assists (2.3) per contest, and also averages 5.5 rebounds. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Travis Evee is putting up 15.7 points, 2.8 assists and 2 rebounds per contest.
- Cameron Sheffield is posting 7.8 points, 1.4 assists and 6.3 rebounds per contest.
- Mekhi Mason is posting 10.2 points, 1.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per contest.
Western Kentucky Key Players
- Jamarion Sharp tops the Hilltoppers in rebounding (7.4 per game), and averages 7.1 points and 0.2 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 4.2 blocked shots (first in college basketball).
- The Hilltoppers receive 10 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from Jairus Hamilton.
- Emmanuel Akot is putting up 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest, making 41.9% of his shots from the field and 32.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 triples per game.
- Luke Frampton is averaging 9.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, making 46.3% of his shots from the floor and 46.2% from 3-point range, with 2.5 triples per contest.
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