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North Texas Eagles vs Rice Owls Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse — Houston, TX

Article updated Feb 3, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

North Texas is on the road playing Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse stadium on Saturday, 2/4/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. North Texas is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current

Game outlook

North Texas is on the road playing Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse stadium on Saturday, 2/4/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. North Texas is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is North Texas -5.

Mean Green vs Owls Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Mean Green to win tonight's game by 3 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts Owls to cover the 5 point spread and the total to go over 125.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: North Texas 70 to Rice 67

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the North Texas Eagles and Rice Owls, plus recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be N.TEX 67.75, RICE 57.75.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that North Texas will win straight-up is 69%.

52% of SportsJaw users predict North Texas Eagles to cover.

OddsShark 's prediction is North Texas will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

North Texas Highlights

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With a power ranking of 73, North Texas is ranked #353 in offense (scoring an average of 61.78 per game), #1 in defense (allowing an average of 54.74 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-5 (9-11-1 ATS) this season.

Rice Highlights

Rice Owls has a power ranking of 271 and are #31 for offense (scoring an average of 79.70 per game), #283 for defense (giving up an average of 73.25 points per game) and 14-7 (10-8 ATS) overall. North Texas went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Rice.

North Texas Offensive Stats

The Mean Green are ranked #353 in offense scoring an average of 61.78 per game.

The Mean Green hit an average of 41.48% of their field goals (ranked #320 in the NCAAB) and 71.20% of their free throws (ranked #193 in the NCAAB) per game.

North Texas makes an average of 34.27% of their three pointers (ranked #183 in the NCAAB).

North Texas averages 33.57 rebounds per game (ranked # 263 in the NCAAB).

The Mean Green average 10.48 offensive assists and 11.65 turnovers per game (ranked # 345 and 76 respectively).

Rice Offensive Stats

The Owls are ranked #353 in offense scoring an average of 61.78 per game.

The Owls hit an average of 48.62% of their field goals (ranked #17 in the NCAAB) and 73.98% of their free throws (ranked #81 in the NCAAB) per game.

Rice makes an average of 36.21% of their three pointers (ranked #68 in the NCAAB).

Rice averages 36.25 rebounds per game (ranked # 120 in the NCAAB).

The Owls average 16.95 offensive assists and 13.55 turnovers per game (ranked # 345 and 266 respectively).

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Eagles vs Owls archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Eagles vs Owls matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · North Texas Eagles-147 → -220Moved
  • Moneyline · Rice Owls+137 → +185Moved
  • Spread · North Texas Eagles-3 (-110) → -5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Rice Owls+3 (-110) → +5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over131.5 (-110) → 125.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under131.5 (-110) → 125.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

North Texas Eagles
19-14 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Rice Owls
13-18 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-02-03T19:14:51.329Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the North Texas Eagles and Rice Owls, plus recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-19Rice Owls 72 · North Texas Eagles 60
  • 2022-03-10Rice Owls 50 · North Texas Eagles 68
  • 2022-02-12North Texas Eagles 67 · Rice Owls 44
Final result

Matchup pick recap

North Texas Eagles defeated Rice Owls 74-64

North Texas Eagles defeated Rice Owls 74-64 on February 4, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. North Texas Eagles' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 40-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded North Texas Eagles -5 (-110) spread, North Texas Eagles covered, while the 138 combined points finished over the recorded total of 125.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · North Texas Eagles -5.25 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 126 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · North Texas Eagles -5.25 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 126 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Rice Owls +5.25 (-110)Loss
  • RoycejacobsSpread · North Texas Eagles -5.25 (-110)Win