Tulsa vs. Rice Predictions - January 1

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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-7, 0-0 AAC) host the Rice Owls (9-4, 0-0 AAC) in AAC action at Donald W. Reynolds Center, starting at 3:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Tulsa is a modest 2.5-point favorite against Rice when the Golden Hurricane take on the Owls on Wednesday. The matchup's point total is 140.5.

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Tulsa vs. Rice Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
  • Game time: 3:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Arena: Donald W. Reynolds Center
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Tulsa vs. Rice Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Tulsa (-2.5)
  • Moneyline: Tulsa (-140), Rice (+116)
  • Total: 140.5 points

Pick ATS:Rice (+2.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (140.5)
  • Prediction: Rice 73, Tulsa 70

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Tulsa vs. Rice Comparison

Tulsa Rank Tulsa Stat Rice Stat Rice Rank
139th 77.3 Points Scored 70.2 299th
251st 73.7 Points Allowed 65.6 50th
166th 14.4 Assists 11.5 323rd
171st 11.5 Turnovers 13.2 307th
290th 42.7% Field Goal % 41.9% 316th
205th 43.5% Field Goal % Allowed 38.9% 30th

Tulsa Key Players

  • The Golden Hurricane scoring leader is Keaston Willis, who averages 14.0 per contest to go with 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
  • Ian Smikle is Tulsa's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.3 per game, while Dwon Odom is its best passer, distributing 4.2 assists in each contest.
  • Willis makes more threes per game than any other member of the Golden Hurricane, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.0 per contest.
  • The Tulsa leader in both steals and blocks is Braeden Carrington, who averages 1.5 takeaways and 0.8 rejections per game.

Rice Key Players

  • Trae Broadnax's points (14.1 per game) and assists (4.4 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Owls' leaderboards.
  • Caden Powell's stat line of 7.6 rebounds, 9.3 points and 0.6 assists per game secures the top spot on the Rice rebounding leaderboard.
  • Alem Huseinovic knocks down 2.3 three-pointers per game, the most on the Owls.
  • Huseinovic (1.0 steal per game) is the steal leader for Rice while Powell (1.5 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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