Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Rice Owls Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (5-6) welcome the Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-5) at Tudor Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers took the court against North American and went home with a win by a final score of 92-61 in their last game. Prairie View A&M ended the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 of 62) and made 9 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Panthers buried 21 of 26 tries for a rate of 80.8%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 21 assists for the matchup while forcing 23 turnovers and earning 16 steals. When talking about defense, Prairie View A&M allowed the other team to go 42.3% from the field on 22 of 52 shooting. North American doled out 13 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In addition, North American collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. North American finished 63.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 19 shots. They knocked down 5 of their 18 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Panthers finished with 21 while North American finished the game with 21 fouls.

Brian Myles is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished with 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 9 rebounds. He finished shooting 70.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Prairie View A&M comes into this one with a win-loss record of 5-5 so far this year. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Prairie View A&M is snagging 34.9 boards per contest and has totaled 104 assists this season, which is 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Panthers are shooting 31.5% on shots from downtown (52 of 165) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.7 points per outing (239th in Division 1) while connecting on 40.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Panthers are able to force 17.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 302nd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (76.4). The Panthers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.7% (245 of 548) and they surrender 38.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 80th in college hoops in giving up assists with 118 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Rice Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 76-51 against Northwestern State. The Owls were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. Northwestern State was called for 10 personal fouls for this contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to make 3 of those for a percentage of 42.9%. In relation to shots from distance, Rice made 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). Overall, the Owls went 33 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.8%. The Owls allowed Northwestern State to make 22 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.3% in this game. They finished the game shooting 10.0% from three-point range by going 2 out of 20 and finished the game at 5 out of 10 from the free throw line (50.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Rice allowed Northwestern State to grab 28 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Max Fiedler pitched in for the Owls in this game. He converted 8 out of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists for this game.

Rice has a win-loss mark of 5-6 this season. When it comes to offense, the Owls are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 217th in college hoops. Rice has earned 811 pts for the season (73.7 per game) and they grab 37.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per contest (124th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Owls are committing 14.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Rice defense gives up 33.7% on 3-point attempts (85 of 252) and their opposition makes 70.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.8 assists and 36.2 rebounds every game, which is 269th and 240th in Division 1. The Owls on defense are ranked 270th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.5. They have forced 11.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (291st in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rice

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