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Game time: January 11, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse — Houston, TX

Article updated Jan 11, 5:05 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Middle Tenn. St. is on the road playing Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse stadium on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. -1 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Middle Tenn. St. is on the road playing Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse stadium on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Rice -2.5.

Middle Tenn. St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 177, Middle Tenn. St. is ranked #193 in offense (scoring an average of 71.20 per game), #109 in defense (allowing an average of 66.33 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-7 (5-8-1 ATS) this season.

Rice Highlights

Rice Owls has a power ranking of 71 and are #16 for offense (scoring an average of 83.29 per game), #304 for defense (giving up an average of 66.33 points per game) and 10-4 (7-4 ATS) overall. Middle Tenn. St. went 2-1 (1-1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Rice.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MIDTN 75.5, RICE 70.5. 100% of SportsJaw players predict Rice Owls to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Middle Tennessee will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Blue Raiders 71 to Owls 72.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Blue Raiders 71 to Owls 72.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-105 → +121Moved
  • Moneyline · Rice Owls-105 → -141Moved
  • Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-1 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Rice Owls+1 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146.5 (-110) → 146 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146.5 (-110) → 146 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders
7-6 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Rice Owls
5-4 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-11T22:05:34.676Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-15Rice Owls 46 · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 81
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders defeated Rice Owls 71-68

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders defeated Rice Owls 71-68 on January 11, 2023, a 3-point decision in the series. Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 49-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders +2.5 (-110) spread, Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders covered, while the 139 combined points finished under the recorded total of 146.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • HitmanhartTotal · Over 146 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Rice Owls -2.5 (-110)Loss