The Rice Owls (13-14) travel to face off against the Memphis Tigers (22-5) on Wednesday, February 26th. This game will be played at FedExForum in Memphis and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Rice Owls vs Memphis Tigers

The Owls Are Coming Off A Win

Rice Owls Recent Game/Games

Rice improved to 13-14 on the season with a 71-50 home win over Tulsa on Saturday, February 22nd. The Owls entered the game as 6-point favorites and covered the spread, while the total points of 121 fell short of the O/U line of 143.

Rice took control early, leading 43-28 at halftime. In the 2nd half, they held Tulsa to just 22 points while scoring 28 themselves.

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Memphis Tigers Recent Game/Games

Memphis improved to 22-5 on the season with an 84-65 win over Florida Atlantic on Sunday. The Tigers were -8 favorites going into the game and covered the spread with the victory.

Memphis led 37-32 at halftime and pulled away in the 2nd half, outscoring the Owls 47-33. The total points for the game were 149, which was under the O/U line of 161.5.

Owls Offense Breakdown

Rice put up 71 points in their last game, shooting 44.8% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 51.7%, and they struggled at the free-throw line, hitting just 57.1% of their attempts.

Trae Broadnax led the way with 16 points and 6 rebounds, shooting 53.8%. Keaston Willis added 14 points, connecting on 3 of 7 threes, while Kellen Amos and Tyshawn Archie each chipped in 13 points, with Archie shooting 62.5% from the field.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Memphis put up 84 points in their last game, shooting 47.1% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 51.4%, with a strong 54.9% on two-pointers, but just 26.3% from beyond the arc, hitting 5 of 19 attempts. At the free-throw line, they connected on 86.7%, making 13 of 15 shots.

The Tigers grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and dished out 17 assists. Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty each scored 22 points, with Haggerty shooting 64.7% and Dainja hitting 61.5%. Tre Carroll added 20 points, while Leland Walker knocked down 4 of 6 threes, finishing with 14 points and 4 assists.

Owls Team Defense

Despite giving up 50 points, Rice’s defense allowed their opponent to shoot 44% from the field, with 26 made baskets on 58 attempts. Inside the arc, Rice’s opponent connected on 19 of 37 shots, good for 51% shooting.

From three-point range, Rice’s opponent shot 33%, hitting 7 of 21 attempts. Rice also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 21 times, where they made 12, shooting 57%. Rice gave up 13 offensive rebounds in the game.

Tigers Team Defense

Despite giving up 50 points, Rice allowed their opponent to shoot 44% from the field, with 19 of those baskets coming from two-point range at a 51% clip. From beyond the arc, Rice’s defense held their opponent to 7 made threes on 21 attempts, a 33% shooting percentage.

Rice sent their opponent to the free-throw line 21 times, where they converted 12 shots, shooting 57% from the stripe. The Owls also allowed 13 offensive rebounds in the game.

Owls vs Tigers Trends

• Rice has a 1-4 record in their last five road games. In this stretch, they averaged 72 points per game while allowing 72. The team also performed well vs the spread at 4-1.
• Across their five previous home games, Memphis has an ATS mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 4-1 while averaging 78 points per game.
• As the betting underdog, the Owls have an ATS mark of just 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Rice posted a straight up mark of 2-8 in these matchups.
• In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Tigers have a straight up record of 4-1, while going 2-3 against the spread.

Owls vs Tigers Prediction

When looking to get a point-spread pick down in this Tigers vs. Tigers game, our recommendation is to take the Tigers at -14.5. Despite our model showing the Tigers winning 78-69, we like Owls as our point-spread pick.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 148.5, and our model predicts the Owls and Tigers to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the under.

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