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- Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN+
- Where: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
- Line: Rice -4.5
- Point Total: 154.5
- Moneyline (To Win): Rice -222, Florida International +178
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| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | -4.5 | 154.5 |
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Two sputtering teams meet when the Rice Owls (17-13, 8-11 C-USA) host the Florida International Panthers (13-17, 7-12 C-USA) on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM ET. The Owls will look to halt a three-game losing run against the Panthers, losers of five straight.
Rice vs. Florida International Key Stats
- Of six games so far this season, Rice has had three with over 154.5 points scored, its current matchup’s point total.
- The Panthers have yet to play a game that went over 154.5 total points scored this season.
- These teams average a combined 149.6 points per game, 4.9 fewer points than the total of 154.5 set for this matchup.
- Rice and Florida International have seen their opponents average a combined 4.0 fewer points per game than the over/under of 154.5 set in this matchup.
- The average point total in Owls games this year is 1.6 fewer points than the over/under of 154.5 in this matchup.
- Florida International’s games this season have averaged an over/under of 147.1 points, 7.4 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
| Owls | Panthers | |
|---|---|---|
| 77.2 | 72.4 | |
| 52 | 167 | |
| 2-1 | – | |
| 13-4 | 9-5 | |
| 75.8 | 74.7 | |
| 326 | 307 | |
| 0-2 | 3-1 | |
| 10-3 | 11-9 |
Rice vs. Florida International Betting The Spread & Over/Under
- Rice has won both games it has played as a favorite this season.
- Rice has covered the spread in a game two times this season (2-4-0).
- Games involving Rice have hit the over four times out of four chances this season.
- Florida International has come away with one win in the three contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
- Florida International has put together a record of 3-1-0 against the spread this year.
- In games it has played as 4.5-point underdogs or more, Florida International has an ATS record of 2-1.
- Games involving Florida International has yet to hit the over once this year.
- Spread Prediction:
Florida International (+4.5)
- Over/Under Prediction:
Under (154.5)
Rice Key Players
- Quincy Olivari averages a team-leading 19.2 points per contest. He is also averaging 6 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 42.5% from the floor and 37.8% from downtown with 2.8 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Max Fiedler leads his squad in both rebounds (7.7) and assists (5) per game, and also averages 10.6 points. Defensively, he posts 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
- Travis Evee posts 15.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest, shooting 40.2% from the field and 34.7% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Cameron Sheffield is averaging 7.8 points, 1.3 assists and 6.1 rebounds per contest.
- Mekhi Mason averages 10 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
Florida International Key Players
- Denver Jones is putting up team highs in points (19.6 per game) and assists (2.1). And he is delivering 3.7 rebounds, making 48% of his shots from the floor and 35.4% from beyond the arc, with 2 triples per contest.
- Arturo Dean is averaging a team-leading 3.5 assists per contest. He’s also contributing 11.7 points and 4.1 rebounds, sinking 43.5% of his shots from the field.
- Mohamed Sanogo gives the Panthers 6.8 points, 4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots.
- Nick Guadarrama is the Panthers’ top rebounder (4.2 per game), and he contributes 7.3 points and 1.9 assists.
- Dashon Gittens is posting 7.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, making 49% of his shots from the floor.
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