Rice Owls vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The North Texas Mean Green (10-4) will try to beat the Rice Owls (11-4) at The Super Pit on Wednesday.

The Rice Owls took the court against Charlotte and went home with a win by a final score of 68-55 in their last contest. Rice finished the contest with a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 out of 53) and knocked down 6 of their 19 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Owls converted 14 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 10 assists for this contest as well as forcing 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to the defense, Rice allowed the other team to shoot 37.7% from the floor on 20 out of 53 shooting. Charlotte doled out 11 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Charlotte grabbed 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Charlotte walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 11 tries. They buried 7 of 21 attempts from distance. Concerning fouls, the Owls finished with 12 and Charlotte racked up 16 fouls.

Kellen Amos is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He went 100.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 28 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up with 12 points on 3 of 3 shooting.

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Rice will play this game with a mark of 11-4 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a team they commit 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, Rice is collecting 40.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 170 dimes for the season, which is 322nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 31.6% on 3-pointers (100 of 316) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.0 points per game (298th in college) while shooting 42.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls have forced 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.9 fouls. They are ranked 31st in D-1 in allowing assists with 149 surrendered so far this season. The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 38.6% (331 of 858) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 28.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 41st in college in opponents PPG (64.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the North Texas Mean Green took a defeat with a final score of 68-64 when they played Memphis. When it comes to rebounds, North Texas permitted Memphis to snag 19 in total (4 offensive). They finished the game shooting 38.5% from distance by shooting 5 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Mean Green permitted Memphis to make 24 out of their 44 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.5% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Mean Green shot 22 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, North Texas made 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.2%. Memphis earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Mean Green were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup.

Brenen Lorient was important for the Mean Green in this game. He converted 5 of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup.

North Texas has a mark of 10-4 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mean Green are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 221st in the country. North Texas has scored 957 pts for the campaign (68.4 per game) and they pull down 32.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 10.4 times per game (354th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per game. The Mean Green commit 15.4 fouls every game and they hit 76.8% from the charity stripe.

The Mean Green on the defensive end are ranked 5th in college in points allowed per game with 58.6. They are forcing 15.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (139th in college hoops). The North Texas defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from distance (89 of 272) and opponents are making 72.7% of their foul shots. They concede 9.9 assists and 28.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 18th and 2nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rice

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