Houston Baptist vs Rice 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Rice Owls (5-4) vs. Houston Baptist Huskies (3-5)
December 11, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Baptist Huskies ; Over/Under:
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The RIce Owls and Houston Baptist Huskies face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at the Sharp Gym. When these two teams faced off in December of last year it was Rice that won 90-79.
The Rice Owls come into this game with a 5-4 record and they have gone 3-5 against the spread. The last game for Rice was against Jarvis Christian and the offense was elite putting up 100 points and that led to the 38 point victory. Before that game Rice had lost three games in a row. Rice is averaging 79.7 points while their defense is giving up 76.6 points per game. Rice is averaging only 58.8 field goal attempts per game which is 180th in college basketball. Guard Travis Evee has been the top player for Rice averaging 14.8 points while shooting 49.4 percent from the field and 43.8 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Houston Baptist Huskies who sit with a 3-5 record and they have gone 1-4 against the spread. This is a team that has had a defense that has struggled. Two games ago against Oral Roberts they gave up 85 points. Houston Baptist is averaging 70.1 points while their defense is giving up 69.3 points per game. Darius Lee has been the top player for Houston Baptist averaging 13.2 points while shooting 58.3 percent from the field. Brycen Young is averaging 10.6 points while shooting 43.1 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from behind the three point line.
Houston Baptist is 1-5 against the spread in their last six road games. Houston Baptist is 1-4-1 against the spread in their last six games against a team with a winning straight-up record. The over is 6-0 in Rice’s last six games. The over is 4-0 in Houston Baptist’s last four road games. The under is 5-1 in Houston Baptist’s last six games overall.
Both of these defenses have struggled and I expect they are going to struggle to defend in this game. Especially RIce is going to push the pace in this game, and this game is going to be a shootout. Back the over to cash.
