UTEP vs Rice Basketball Picks & Predictions
UTEP is on the road playing Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 3:00pm EST. Rice -4 was the opening favorite and line hasn't
Game outlook
UTEP is on the road playing Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 3:00pm EST. Rice -4 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
MINERS PREVIEW:
In today's matchup against Rice, the UTEP Miners will play for the 17th time this season and have an overall record of 9-7. With a 0-5 record on the road, the Miners will play their 5th game of the season. The Miners have been the underdog seven times, winning 1-6 straight up. They are the +4 underdogs on the spread heading into today's game. UTEP's leading scorer Tae Hardy, who averages 12.44 points per game, will be expected to deliver another strong performance. The team's perimeter scoring ability depends on Hardy as well. He has made the most 3-point shots so far for the team. A key component of the Miners' offensive game plan is Shamar Givance. He has hit 37.9% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.0 points per game.
OWLS PREVIEW:
With 16 ga mes played and an overall record of 11-5, Rice comes into this matchup. This season, Rice has played 10 games at home and has an 5-5 record. According to the oddsmakers, the Owls are -4 point favorites at the time of this article. The Owls have been favored seven times, winning 5-2 straight up. Rice's leading scorer this season is Quincy Olivari, who averages 18.12 points per game. According to the team's statistics, Olivari has scored 22.21 percent of its points so far. Additionally, he contributes 2.75 assists and 4.88 rebounds per game. Using a 16.19 point per game average, Travis Evee is second on the Owls' scoring list. Their combined scoring accounts for 42.0% of the team's total.