Rice Owls vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Charlotte 49ers (8-15) will play the Rice Owls (12-11) at Halton Arena on Saturday.

The Rice Owls faced off with East Carolina and took home the win by a score of 73-60 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Owls walked away with 16 while East Carolina totaled 16 fouls. They made 2 of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. East Carolina went 73.7% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 19 shots. In addition, East Carolina grabbed 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. East Carolina distributed 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. When discussing the defense, Rice let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the field on 22 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Owls converted 16 of 22 tries for a rate of 72.7%. Rice wrapped up the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 of 58) and knocked down 7 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

Caden Powell is one guy who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Rice will play this game with a mark of 12-11 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rice is snagging 39.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 276 dimes so far this season, which is 293rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (170 of 515) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 70.7 pts per game (270th in Division 1) while hitting 41.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 102nd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (69.0). The Owls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.2% (546 of 1,325) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 27th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 242 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Charlotte 49ers took a loss by a final score of 66-58 when they played Wichita State. The 49ers were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Wichita State earned 12 fouls for the contest which got the 49ers to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to bury 9 of those for a clip of 75.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte buried 7 of 28 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the 49ers went 21 out of 58 from the field which had them at 36.2%. The 49ers allowed Wichita State to knock down 27 out of 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 52.9% for the matchup. They finished 16.7% from 3-point land by going 2 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 18 at the charity stripe (55.6%). In reference to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Wichita State to snag 39 in total (8 offensive).

Nik Graves was important for the 49ers for the game. He earned 23 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He buried 8 out of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 8-15 on the year. The 49ers are committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per game (275th in college) and they turn the ball over 9.4 times per game. Charlotte has earned 1,631 points this season (70.9 per contest) and they average 32.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the 49ers are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which ranks them 323rd in the country.

The Charlotte defense gives up 29.8% on three-point shots (136 of 456) and opponents are converting on 68.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.3 dimes and 36.3 boards per contest, which ranks 109th and 283rd in Division 1. The 49ers on the defensive side of the court are 261st in college in points given up per game with 74.4. They have forced 9.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (342nd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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