Rice Vs UTSA: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 7, 2023

Wednesday’s college basketball schedule includes the UTSA Roadrunners (10-21, 4-16 C-USA) taking the road to square off against Max Fiedler and the Rice Owls (17-14, 8-12 C-USA) at FORD CENTER AT THE STAR. The game tips off at 9:30 PM ET. Wednesday’s matchup between the Owls and the Roadrunners features the Owls as strong 6.5-point favorites. The over/under is 153.5 points for the game.

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Rice Vs UTSA Betting Lines

Rice vs UTSA Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Rice -6.5 153.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UTSA (+6.5)
Total Pick Under (153.5)

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Rice Vs UTSA Stat Rankings

Rice Avg. (Rank) UTSA Avg. (Rank)
77.4 (52nd) Points Scored 69.2 (243rd)
76.2 (332nd) Points Allowed 76.7 (338th)
33.4 (138th) Rebounds 32.6 (196th)
7.5 (294th) Off. Rebounds 9 (187th)
9.1 (34th) 3pt Made 7.4 (186th)
15.4 (44th) Assists 10.5 (347th)
12.5 (232nd) Turnovers 13.3 (290th)

Rice Vs UTSA Betting Trends

  • The Owls have covered the spread 14 times in 28 games.
  • As a 6.5-point favorite or greater, Rice has one win ATS (1-2) this season.
  • There have been 20 Owls games (out of 28) that went over the total this season.
  • Rice’s games have had more than 153.5 points scored on 16 occasions this year.
  • The total for this game is 153.5, and that’s 0.1 points fewer than the average total in Owls games thus far this season.
  • UTSA has 13 wins in 29 games against the spread this season.
  • The Roadrunners have an ATS record of 9-11 as 6.5-point underdogs or greater.
  • Rice has seen 20 of its 28 games go over the point total.
  • There have been 13 Roadrunners games this year with more than 153.5 points scored.
  • UTSA’s games average 145.9 total points, 7.6 fewer than the total for this matchup.

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Rice Impact Players

  • Quincy Olivari leads the Owls at 19.3 points per contest, while also posting 2.2 assists and 5.9 rebounds.
  • Fiedler is tops on his squad in both rebounds (7.7) and assists (5.1) per game, and also puts up 10.6 points. At the other end, he delivers 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
  • Travis Evee posts 15.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Defensively, he delivers 1.2 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Cameron Sheffield posts 7.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. Defensively, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Mekhi Mason averages 10.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

UTSA Impact Players

  • Jacob Germany is posting a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game. And he is producing 12.4 points and 0.9 assists, making 46.2% of his shots from the floor.
  • DJ Richards gives the Roadrunners 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. He also posts 0.4 steals and 0 blocked shots.
  • The Roadrunners receive 11 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from John Buggs III.
  • The Roadrunners receive 5.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game from Josh Farmer.

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