Rice vs. Prairie View A&M betting: College basketball preview for December 22

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The Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-10) are heavy underdogs (by 13.5 points) to stop a 10-game road losing streak when they visit the Rice Owls (8-4) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 156.5.

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Rice Cover -13.5 vs Prairie View A&M -117

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Rice vs. Prairie View A&M betting lines

  • Rice moneyline odds to win: -1190
  • Prairie View A&M moneyline odds to win: +735
  • Spread: Rice (-13.5)
  • Total: 156.5

Rice statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Rice covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last year. Rice covered five times in 16 games at home, and it covered seven times in 12 games on the road.
  • The Owls eclipsed the total in eight of 16 home games (50%) last season, compared to four of 12 road games (33.3%).
  • Rice played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, putting up a home record of 4-5, compared to going 1-0 on the road.

Last season stats

  • The Owls scored 72.0 points per game and allowed 75.7 last season, making them 227th in the country offensively and 285th on defense.
  • Rice collected 32.3 rebounds per game and gave up 32.6 boards last season, ranking 156th and 241st, respectively, in the country.
  • With 14.3 assists per game last year, the Owls were 104th in college basketball.

Rice betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (317th in nation) 39.6 (43rd) 35.3 (67th) 30.3 (145th) 11.5 (326th) 13.3 (309th)

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Prairie View A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, Prairie View A&M had a lower winning percentage at home (.100, 1-9-0 record) than on the road (.368, 7-12-0).
  • Panthers games finished above the over/under more frequently at home (seven times out of 10) than on the road (eight of 19) last season.
  • The Panthers, when moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (3-14) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Panthers ranked 276th in the country last year with 70.2 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 302nd with 76.4 points allowed per contest.
  • It was a tough season for Prairie View A&M last year in terms of rebounding, as it averaged only 28.4 rebounds per game (15th-worst in college basketball) and ceded 35.2 rebounds per contest (22nd-worst).
  • The Panthers delivered 12.0 dimes per game, which ranked them 279th in the nation.

Prairie View A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-3-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (195th in nation) 54.2 (364th) 24.7 (362nd) 39.3 (362nd) 13.0 (246th) 10.7 (101st)
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