Temple vs. Rice Predictions - January 11

AAC action features the Temple Owls (9-6, 1-1 AAC) on the road against the Rice Owls (11-5, 2-1 AAC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET.

The Temple Owls square off against the Rice Owls in a game that Temple is currently a slim favorite by 0.5 points. The game's point total is 141.5.

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Temple vs. Rice Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, January 11, 2025
  • Game time: 2:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPNU
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Arena: Tudor Fieldhouse

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Temple vs. Rice Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Temple (-0.5)
  • Moneyline: Temple (-106), Rice (-113)
  • Total: 141.5 points

Pick ATS:Rice (+0.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (141.5)
  • Prediction: Rice 73, Temple 72

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Temple vs. Rice Comparison

Temple Rank Temple Stat Rice Stat Rice Rank
83rd 79.3 Points Scored 69.3 307th
266th 74.5 Points Allowed 65.8 49th
328th 11.5 Assists 11.2 339th
86th 10.5 Turnovers 12.3 258th
170th 45.2% Field Goal % 42.1% 307th
101st 41.7% Field Goal % Allowed 39.5% 35th

Temple Key Players

  • The Temple Owls scoring leader is Jamal Mashburn Jr., who averages 20.5 per contest to go with 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
  • William Settle is Temple's leading rebounder, grabbing 6.9 per game, while Quante Berry is its best passer, averaging 2.4 assists in each contest.
  • Mashburn leads the Temple Owls in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
  • Berry is Temple's leader in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Settle leads them in blocks with 1.4 per contest.

Rice Key Players

  • The Rice Owls' Trae Broadnax averages enough points (13.4 per game) and assists (4.1 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
  • Caden Powell's stat line of 7.1 rebounds, 9.3 points and 0.6 assists per game secures the top spot on the Rice rebounding leaderboard.
  • Alem Huseinovic is dependable from three-point range and leads the Rice Owls with 2.1 made threes per game.
  • Rice's leader in steals is Huseinovic with 0.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Powell with 1.2 per game.

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