C-USA foes meet when the Rice Owls (7-5, 0-0 C-USA) host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (9-4, 0-0 C-USA) at Tudor Fieldhouse, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 6, 2022. The Blue Raiders are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under is 150.5 for the matchup.
Rice vs. Middle Tennessee Predictions
Rice vs. Middle Tennessee Betting Odds
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | -3.5 | 150.5 points |
Rice vs. Middle Tennessee Betting Trends
- Rice has put together a 7-4-0 record against the spread this season.
- In games this season when favored by 3.5 points or more, the Owls have gone 4-3 against the spread.
- This season, Rice’s games have hit the over eight times.
- The 77.8 points per game the Owls average are 10.9 more points than the Blue Raiders give up (66.9).
- When Rice totals more than 66.9 points, it is 4-5 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
- Middle Tennessee has registered an 8-2-0 record against the spread this year.
- In games they have played as 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Blue Raiders have an ATS record of 4-2.
- Middle Tennessee’s games have gone over the total seven times out of 10 chances this year.
- The Blue Raiders score an average of 77.1 points per game, only 2.8 more points than the 74.3 the Owls allow to opponents.
- Middle Tennessee has put together a 5-0 ATS record and a 6-1 overall record in games it scores more than 74.3 points.
Rice vs. Middle Tennessee Over/Under Trends
- Rice and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday’s over/under of 150.5 points five times this season.
- This season, four of Middle Tennessee’s games have ended with a score higher than 150.5 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 154.9 points per game, 4.4 points more than the over/under of 150.5 for this matchup.
- The 141.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 9.3 fewer than the 150.5 over/under in this contest.
- The Owls have seen a 143.1 average over/under in their games this season, 7.4 points fewer than the over/under in this contest.
- Blue Raiders games have an over/under of 137.3 points this season, 13.2 points fewer than the total points bet for this game.
Rice Team Leaders
- Max Fiedler: 9.9 PTS, 8.8 REB, 1.3 BLK, 59.5 FG%
- Travis Evee: 14.3 PTS, 51.4 FG%, 47.4 3PT% (37-for-78)
- Carl Pierre: 14.5 PTS, 49.2 FG%, 43.8 3PT% (35-for-80)
- Chris Mullins: 9.8 PTS, 43.6 FG%, 28.6 3PT% (6-for-21)
- Quincy Olivari: 8.8 PTS, 37.5 FG%, 34.0 3PT% (16-for-47)
Middle Tennessee Team Leaders
- Eli Lawrence: 11.2 PTS, 1.3 STL, 41.7 FG%, 30.4 3PT% (21-for-69)
- Josh Jefferson: 12.3 PTS, 1.5 STL, 42.3 FG%, 32.1 3PT% (26-for-81)
- Donovan Sims: 10.1 PTS, 36.7 FG%, 28.8 3PT% (15-for-52)
- DeAndre Dishman: 7.8 PTS, 52.3 FG%
- Camryn Weston: 8.5 PTS, 1.3 STL, 60.0 FG%, 33.3 3PT% (5-for-15)
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