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Game time: December 31, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: Don Haskins Center — El Paso, TX

Article updated Dec 30, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Rice is on the road playing UTEP at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. UTEP -3 was the opening favorite and current line is UTEP

Game outlook

Rice is on the road playing UTEP at the Don Haskins Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. UTEP -3 was the opening favorite and current line is UTEP -4.

Rice Highlights

With a power ranking of 60, Rice is ranked #19 in offense (scoring an average of 83.58 per game), #275 in defense (allowing an average of 72.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-3 (7-3 ATS) this season.

UTEP Highlights

UTEP Miners has a power ranking of 282 and are #225 for offense (scoring an average of 70.33 per game), #105 for defense (giving up an average of 72.67 points per game) and 8-5 (8-3 ATS) overall. Rice went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UTEP.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be RICE 73, UTEP 65. 52% of SportsJaw users predict Rice Owls to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Rice will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Owls 77 to Miners 79.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Owls 77 to Miners 79.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Rice Owls+137 → +150Moved
  • Moneyline · UTEP Miners-147 → -175Moved
  • Spread · Rice Owls+3 (-110) → +4 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UTEP Miners-3 (-110) → -4 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over139.5 (-110) → 138 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under139.5 (-110) → 138 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Rice Owls
13-18 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UTEP Miners
11-20 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T03:14:52.595Z). 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

  • 2022-03-03Rice Owls 67 · UTEP Miners 70
  • 2022-02-05UTEP Miners 72 · Rice Owls 70
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Rice Owls defeated UTEP Miners 72-67

Rice Owls defeated UTEP Miners 72-67 on December 31, 2022, a 5-point decision in the series. Rice Owls' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 32-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Rice Owls +4 (-110) spread, Rice Owls covered, while the 139 combined points finished over the recorded total of 138.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Rice Owls +4 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 138 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Rice Owls +4 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · UTEP Miners -4 (-110)Loss