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  3. Rice Owls vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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Game time: December 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: E. A. Diddle Arena — Bowling Green, KY

Article updated Dec 28, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Rice is on the road playing Western Kentucky at the E.A. Diddle Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Western Kentucky -7 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Rice is on the road playing Western Kentucky at the E.A. Diddle Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/29/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Western Kentucky -7 was the opening favorite and current line is Western Kentucky -6.

Rice Highlights

With a power ranking of 60, Rice is ranked #19 in offense (scoring an average of 83.58 per game), #274 in defense (allowing an average of 72.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-3 (6-3 ATS) this season.

Western Kentucky Highlights

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers has a power ranking of 165 and are #90 for offense (scoring an average of 77.50 per game), #131 for defense (giving up an average of 72.67 points per game) and 8-3 (3-6 ATS) overall. Rice went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Kentucky.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be RICE 81, W.KEN 69. 53% of SportsJaw predicts Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to cover. OddsShark predicts Western Kentucky will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Owls 66 to Hilltoppers 78.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Owls 66 to Hilltoppers 78.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Rice Owls+260 → +210Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers-290 → -251Moved
  • Spread · Rice Owls+7 (-110) → +6 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers-7 (-110) → -6 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over150.5 (-110) → 150 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under150.5 (-110) → 150 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Rice Owls
13-18 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
18-14 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-29T03:14:31.640Z). 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

  • 2022-01-13Rice Owls 66 · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 80
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Rice Owls defeated Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 81-78

Rice Owls defeated Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 81-78 on December 29, 2022, a 3-point decision in the series. Rice Owls' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 55-42. Against SportsJaw's recorded Rice Owls +6 (-110) spread, Rice Owls covered, while the 159 combined points finished over the recorded total of 150.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -6 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 148.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -6 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -6 (-110)Loss