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Florida Atlantic vs Rice Prediction 1/19/25 College Basketball Picks Today

Rice (11-7) vs. Florida Atlantic (9-9)
January 19, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Atlantic -9; Over/Under: 148
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The Rice Owls and FAU Owls meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Here’s a Florida Atlantic vs Rice Prediction. This article will include a Florida Atlantic vs Rice Pick.

Rice Owls Betting Preview

The Rice Owls lost to Temple and UTSA, and they play Tulane, South Florida, and Memphis next. The Rice Owls are averaging 70.2 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 67.6 points on 39.9 percent shooting. Trae Broadnax is averaging 13.7 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Kellen Amos is averaging 9.4 points and 3.6 rebounds. Caden Powell is grabbing 6.7 rebounds and Alem Huseinovic is dishing 1.1 assists. The Rice Owls are shooting 31.9 percent from beyond the arc and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. The Rice Owls are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.


FAU Owls Betting Preview

The FAU Owls lost to UAB and Tulane, and they play North Texas, UTSA, South Florida, Tulsa, and Charlotte next. The FAU Owls are averaging 81 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 77.7 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Tre Carroll is averaging 12.2 points and 1.3 assists, while Kaleb Glenn is averaging 12.1 points and 4.4 rebounds. Baba Miller is the third double-digit scorer and Leland Walker is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The FAU Owls are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 68.9 percent from the free throw line. The FAU Owls are allowing 38.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.

Why the Florida Atlantic Owls will win

  • Florida Atlantic has won 12 of its last 13 day games at Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
  • Rice has lost eight of its last 10 games against the American Athletic Conference.
  • Florida Atlantic has won the first half in nine of its last 10 games at Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Rice Owls will win

  • The road team has won four of Florida Atlantic’s last five games.
  • The road team has won the first half in four of Florida Atlantic’s last five games.

Florida Atlantic vs Rice Injury Report

FAU doesn’t have a player listed on its injury report. The Rice Owls will be without Jalen Smith, while Trey Patterson is questionable with an undisclosed issue.

Florida Atlantic vs Rice Prediction

The FAU Owls are the better team at home, so they’re going to get the nod from oddsmakers. However, this line is thick for an FAU team that’s coming off two straight losses in the favorite role. Florida Atlantic has failed to cover five of its last six games overall. The Rice Owls lack scoring depth, but they have three road wins on the season, so Boca Raton isn’t going to be intimidating. Also, Rice is a quality defensive side that’s top-100 in points allowed and top-40 in defensive field goal percentage. Against an FAU team that’s put together some recent slippy results, I’ll grab the points with Rice on the road.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Rice +9

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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