Rice Owls vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: Longhorn Network

Moody Center is the location where the Texas Longhorns (2-0) will take on the Rice Owls (1-1) on Wednesday.

The Rice Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Harvard and took a loss by a score of 89-76 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 19 and Harvard recorded 20 fouls. They also made 7 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Harvard finished 78.3% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Harvard had 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Harvard recorded 17 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. With respect to defense, Rice allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the field on 32 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Owls made 18 of 28 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. Rice ended the contest with a 41.7% FG percentage (25 of 60) and converted 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Mekhi Mason is a guy who played a role for the game. He was able to score 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 dimes.

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Rice comes into this one with a mark of 1-1 for the year. They cough up possession 7.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 12.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Rice is snagging 39.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 38 dimes for the year, which ranks 111th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Owls are hitting 40.0% on shots from beyond the arc (22 of 55) and 65.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 88.5 pts per game (60th in D-1) while connecting on 48.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Owls are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are 191st in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 27 conceded so far this year. The Owls are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (53 of 117) and they concede 32.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 31.3% on 3-point shots and they are 232nd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns went home victorious with a score of 86-59 against Delaware State. When talking about cleaning the glass, Texas allowed Delaware State to get 22 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by going 3 of 9 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Longhorns allowed Delaware State to convert 21 out of 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Longhorns walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Texas buried 12 out of 22 tries (54.5%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Delaware State committed 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also gave up possession 19 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Longhorns earned 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup.

Max Abmas was important for the Longhorns for the contest. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 dimes for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Texas has a mark of 2-0 on the campaign. The Longhorns are committing 17.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.0 times per game (21st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per game. Texas has accounted for 174 points on the campaign (87.0 per game) and they grab 40.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Longhorns are shooting 51.7% from the field, which ranks them 45th in the nation.

The Texas defense allows 21.9% on shots from distance (7 of 32) and their opponents are knocking down 63.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.0 dimes and 33.0 total boards per game, which is 99th and 120th in the nation. The Longhorns are ranked 33rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 57.5. They are forcing 19.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 34.5% from the field (36th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rice

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