Rice vs. Temple betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The Rice Owls (11-5, 2-1 AAC) are at home in AAC action against the Temple Owls (9-6, 1-1 AAC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Rice Owls are 1-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 142.5.

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Rice Cover -1 vs Temple -110

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Rice vs. Temple betting lines

  • Rice moneyline odds to win: -115
  • Temple moneyline odds to win: -104
  • Spread: Rice (-1)
  • Total: 142.5

Rice statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Rice has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (3-2-0) than it has in road affairs (2-3-0).
  • The Rice Owls have gone over the total in a lower percentage of home games (40%) than away games (60%).
  • Rice, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage at home (5-0 record) and away from home (1-0 record).

Recent trends

  • The Rice Owls’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 68.0 points a contest compared to the 69.3 they’ve averaged this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen Rice concede 0.8 more points per game (66.6) than its season-long average (65.8).
  • The Rice Owls are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.1 threes per game and shooting 30.5% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 6.6 makes and 31.6% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Rice betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-7-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (306th in nation) 39.5 (35th) 35.7 (52nd) 29.9 (116th) 11.2 (339th) 12.3 (258th)

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Temple statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Temple is 2-3-0 at home against the spread (.400 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-2-0 ATS (.500).
  • Temple Owls games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (three times out of five) than away (two of four) this season.

Recent trends

  • While the Temple Owls are scoring 79.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their previous 10 games, producing 79.9 a contest.
  • In its last 10 games, Temple is surrendering 76.2 points per contest, 1.7 more points than its season average (74.5).
  • In their last 10 games, the Temple Owls are draining 6.8 treys per contest, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (7.1). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (33.8%) compared to their season average (35.2%).

Temple betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 3-4-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (171st in nation) 41.7 (101st) 33.0 (176th) 34.1 (313th) 11.5 (328th) 10.5 (85th)
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