Rice Owls vs Tulane Green Wave Betting Picks & Predictions
Rice is heading to New Orleans on Wednesday night to take on Tulane at 9pm ET in their first meeting since 2014. Tulane has had a great season, sitting at 9-3 SU and 4-6-1
Game outlook
Rice is heading to New Orleans on Wednesday night to take on Tulane at 9pm ET in their first meeting since 2014. Tulane has had a great season, sitting at 9-3 SU and 4-6-1 ATS overall. Rice is 6-7 SU, 5-7 ATS in their first season as an AAC member. The betting line opened at -8 and has not changed. It promises to be an exciting game as these two teams play for the first time in four years.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Owls +210 | Green Wave -265
Spread: Owls +8 (-110) | Green Wave -8 (-110)
Total: Over/Under 162.5 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Tulane will win straight-up is 73%.
Rice Owls
Rice has won three consecutive games against Incarnate Word (80-57), Northwestern State (76-51) and Prairie View (82-56), before losing to Louisiana-Lafayette 84-67 in their last game. Max Fiedler and Keanu Dawes led the Owls with 18 points each, and Trevis Evee added 11 points, three assists and three turnovers. Rice is shooting 38.2% from the field and is allowing 44.4% shooting (34.8% from three-point range). They have a team power ranking of 138, and are 6-7 (5-7 ATS) this season.
Tulane Green Wave Analysis
Tulane Green Wave has a strong offense, ranking #7 in the NCAAB, averaging 89.36 points per game on 51.85% shooting. Their weakness lies on the defensive end, allowing 79.8 points per game and 43.5% from the field (ranked #341 and #225 respectively). Additionally, their rebounding margin is -5.1, ranking #327.