Tulsa vs. Rice: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 17, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 17, 2024

Cobe Williams and Max Fiedler will be among the players to watch when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-12, 3-9 AAC) play the Rice Owls (9-15, 3-8 AAC) on Saturday at 3:00 PM ET at Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane are currently 4.5-point favorites against the Owls. A 147.5-point over/under has been set for the game.

Tulsa vs. Rice Betting Lines

Tulsa vs Rice Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Tulsa -4.5 147.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Tulsa (-4.5)
Total Pick Over (147.5)

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Tulsa vs. Rice Stat Rankings

Tulsa Avg. (Rank) Rice Avg. (Rank)
75.0 (150th) Points Scored 72.9 (213th)
73.0 (218th) Points Allowed 76.0 (293rd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.2 (225th) Off. Rebounds 9.5 (105th)
7.8 (141st) 3pt Made 8.3 (94th)
12.3 (252nd) Assists 14.6 (96th)
13.2 (328th) Turnovers 11.8 (226th)

Tulsa vs. Rice Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Golden Hurricane are 11-10-1 this year.
  • As 4.5-point favorites or more, Tulsa is 5-1-1 against the spread.
  • There have been 11 Golden Hurricane games (out of 22) that hit the over this year.
  • Tulsa and its opponent have broken the 147.5-point mark 12 times this season.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 147.5 points, and that’s 0.5 less than the average total in this season’s Golden Hurricane contests.
  • Rice has eight wins in 23 games against the spread this season.
  • The Owls have two wins ATS (2-8) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater this year.
  • Out of 22 Tulsa’s games so far this year, 11 have gone over the total.
  • Owls games have had over 147.5 points 11 times this year.
  • The average total for Rice’s games is 148.9 points, 1.4 more than this game’s over/under.

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Tulsa Impact Players

  • PJ Haggerty averages a team-best 19.8 points per contest. He is also putting up 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 47.5% from the floor.
  • Williams posts a team-leading 3.7 assists per contest. He is also putting up 13.2 points and 3.1 rebounds, shooting 38.2% from the floor and 31.4% from downtown with 1.8 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Jared Garcia posts a team-best 6.0 rebounds per contest. He is also averaging 9.0 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 41.0% from the floor and 31.8% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Isaiah Barnes posts 8.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 45.2% from the floor and 33.7% from downtown with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Tyshawn Archie posts 8.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, shooting 48.6% from the floor and 43.9% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per contest.

Rice Impact Players

  • Fiedler tops the Owls in rebounding (9.8 per game) and assists (5.3), and posts 9.2 points. He also posts 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Travis Evee is No. 1 on the Owls in scoring (15.8 points per game), and puts up 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • The Owls receive 14.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game from Mekhi Mason.
  • The Owls get 6.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game from Keanu Dawes.
  • Alem Huseinovic is averaging 8.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest, making 45.8% of his shots from the floor and 43.6% from 3-point range, with 1.8 treys per game.

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