Rice vs Houston Christian College Basketball Odds Prediction, Spread, Tv Channel, Tip Off Time, Best Bets for December 2

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The Houston Christian Huskies (0-5) will visit the Rice Owls (2-5) after losing three road games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Rice vs. Houston Christian Game Info and Odds

Before making a bet on Saturday's Rice-Houston Christian spread (Rice -19.5) or total (169.5 points), see the betting insights and trends below.

Rice has covered twice in six games with a spread this season.
Houston Christian has won three games against the spread this year, while failing to cover twice.
The Owls owned a worse record against the spread at home (6-9-0) than they did in road games (8-5-0) last season.
In 2022-23 against the spread, the Huskies had a better winning percentage at home (.538, 7-6-0 record) than on the road (.400, 6-9-0).

Rice has won in one of the three contests it has been named as the odds-on favorite in this year.
Oddsmakers have given the Owls the best odds of winning they have seen this season with a -3500 moneyline listed for this contest.
Houston Christian has been listed as the moneyline underdog only two other times so far this season, and it lost both games.
The Huskies have played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +1200 or longer without winning.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Rice has a 97.2% chance of pulling out a win.

Rice has been outscored by 4.2 points per game (scoring 78.7 per game to rank 108th in college basketball while allowing 82.9 per contest to rank 348th in college basketball) and has a -29 scoring differential overall.
Rice's leading scorer, Travis Evee, is 146th in the country scoring 16.9 points per game.
Houston Christian has been outscored by 24.4 points per game (posting 70.6 points per game, 260th in college basketball, while giving up 95 per contest, 363rd in college basketball) and has a -122 scoring differential.
Jay Alvarez paces Houston Christian, averaging 16.5 points per game (180th in college basketball).
The Owls rank 219th in college basketball at 32.3 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 33.1 their opponents average.
Max Fiedler's nine rebounds per game lead the Owls and rank 48th in college basketball play.
The Huskies lose the rebound battle by 9.4 boards on average. They collect 30 rebounds per game, 302nd in college basketball, while their opponents pull down 39.4.
Bonke Maring averages 7.8 rebounds per game (126th in college basketball) to lead the Huskies.
Rice ranks 120th in college basketball with 97.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and 344th in college basketball defensively with 102.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Huskies rank 353rd in college basketball with 79.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 360th defensively with 107.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rice win (93.9%)

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