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Game time: February 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Bartow Arena — Birmingham, AL

Article updated Feb 21, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Rice Owls are on the road playing the UAB Blazers at the Bartow Arena stadium on Wednesday, 2/21/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. UAB is the betting favorite opening at -11.5 and the

Game outlook

The Rice Owls are on the road playing the UAB Blazers at the Bartow Arena stadium on Wednesday, 2/21/2024 @ 8:00pm EST. UAB is the betting favorite opening at -11.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Owls vs Blazers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Blazers to win tonight's game by 16 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the UAB Blazers to cover the 11.5 point spread and the total to go over 148 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Rice 70 to UAB 86

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Rice Owls and UAB Blazers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

54% of SportsJaw players predict UAB Blazers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that UAB will win straight-up is 88%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be RICE 62.5, UAB 85.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is UAB will win, rice will cover, and the total will go over.

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Rice Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 317, Rice is ranked #202 in offense (scoring an average of 73.24 per game), #306 in defense (allowing an average of 76.72 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-16 (8-14-2 ATS) this season.

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Offensively, the Owls hit an average of 43.97% of their field goals (ranked #225) and 69.07% of their free throws (ranked #284) and makes an average of 33.44% of their three pointers ranked #209 in the NCAAB). They average 36.24 rebounds per game (ranked # 140) and average 14.52 offensive assists and 12.28 turnovers per game (ranked # 103 and 219 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Rice allows an average of 45.50% field goals (ranked #296) and 73.99% free throws (ranked #309 in the NCAAB) The Owls allow an average of 36.27% of the three pointers (ranked #332) and averages 35.68 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.68) Finally, the Owls average 15.12 defensive assists and 10.76 turnovers per game (ranked # 334 and 294 respectively).

UAB Key Betting Stats

UAB Blazers has a power ranking of 228 and are #87 for offense (scoring an average of 77.04 per game), #274 for defense (giving up an average of 75.04 points per game) and 17-8 (14-9-1 ATS) overall. Rice went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UAB.

For offense, the Blazers hit an average of 44.37% of their field goals (ranked #197) and 74.78% of their free throws (ranked #65) and makes an average of 31.06% of their three pointers (ranked #311 in the NCAAB). They average 38.63 rebounds per game (ranked # 57) and average 12.83 offensive assists and 11.83 turnovers per game (ranked # 207) and 172 respectively).

On defense, UAB allows an average of 44.23% field goals (ranked #214) and 72.04% free throws (ranked #220 in the NCAAB) The Blazers allow an average of 33.76% of the three pointers (ranked #202) and averages 35.17 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.17) Finally, the Blazers average 13.00 defensive assists and 11.75 turnovers per game (ranked # 197 and 215 respectively).

Betting Summary

UAB has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the UAB Blazers to cover the 11.5 point spread and the total to go over 148 points.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Rice Owls+525 → +505Moved
  • Moneyline · UAB Blazers-800 → -700Moved
  • Spread · Rice Owls+11.5 (-110) → +11.25 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UAB Blazers-11.5 (-110) → -11.25 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over148.5 (-110) → 148 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under148.5 (-110) → 148 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Rice Owls
4-16 matchup record · 3-5-2 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UAB Blazers
13-7 matchup record · 9-1-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-21T11:35:34.093Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Rice Owls and UAB Blazers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-09Rice Owls 60 · UAB Blazers 87
  • 2023-02-23Rice Owls 57 · UAB Blazers 85
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Rice Owls defeated UAB Blazers 94-71

Rice Owls defeated UAB Blazers 94-71 on February 21, 2024, a 23-point decision in the series. Rice Owls' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 49-24. Against SportsJaw's recorded Rice Owls +11.25 (-110) spread, Rice Owls covered, while the 165 combined points finished over the recorded total of 148.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BookieslayerSpread · Rice Owls +11.5 (-110)Win
  • Mickey619Spread · UAB Blazers -11.5 (-110)Loss
  • FlyigglesflySpread · UAB Blazers -11.5 (-110)Loss
  • RainmanSpread · Rice Owls -11.5 (-110)Win
  • SwamipicksSpread · UAB Blazers -11.5 (-110)Loss
  • MoneymouthSpread · Rice Owls -11.5 (-110)Win