Rice vs. Tulsa betting: College basketball preview for February 22

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The Rice Owls (12-15, 3-11 AAC) are favored (-5.5) to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-16, 5-9 AAC) at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Tudor Fieldhouse. The game airs on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is set at 143.5.

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Rice Cover -5.5 vs Tulsa -114

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Rice vs. Tulsa betting lines

  • Rice moneyline odds to win: -247
  • Tulsa moneyline odds to win: +201
  • Spread: Rice (-5.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Rice statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Rice sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (6-5-0) than it does in away games (6-4-0).
  • The Owls have exceeded the total in eight of 11 home games (72.7%), compared to five of 10 road games (50%).
  • Rice has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 5-3 (.625). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Owls’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, scoring 75.1 points per contest compared to the 71.5 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Rice has been more porous on defense as of late, giving up 77.8 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 70.5 points per game its opponents average over the 2024-25 season.
  • The Owls are trending up from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 9.4 threes per game and shooting 40% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.6 makes and 34.9% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Rice betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-0; As Underdog: 11-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-10-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 5-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-11 (Home: 0-3; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (299th in nation) 41.9 (77th) 34.9 (50th) 30.8 (158th) 12 (295th) 11.6 (223rd)

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Tulsa statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Tulsa has been better against the spread away (5-4-0) than at home (4-9-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Golden Hurricane games have gone over more frequently at home (six of 13, 46.2%) than away (four of nine, 44.4%).
  • The Golden Hurricane, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-4) than on the road (2-6) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Golden Hurricane are putting up 71.9 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, producing 67 points per contest.
  • Tulsa is ceding 73.7 points per contest over its past 10 games, which is 0.1 more points than it is allowing for the season (73.6).
  • The Golden Hurricane are sinking 1.1 fewer treys per contest over their previous 10 games (7) compared to their season average (8.1), and they are producing a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.7%) compared to their season mark (32%).

Tulsa betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-15-0 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 6-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-14-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 5-3; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 1-4; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (275th in nation) 44.1 (202nd) 33.1 (123rd) 33.1 (292nd) 13.9 (161st) 11.1 (167th)
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