Louisiana Tech vs Rice College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/26/21
Louisiana Tech vs Rice College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/26/21
2021-02-26 19:30:00 EDT
The Rice Owls and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs meet Friday in college basketball action at the Thomas Assembly Center.
The Rice Owls need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The Rice Owls are averaging 76.6 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 73.1 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Travis Evee is averaging 15.4 points and 2.7 assists while Quincy Olivari is averaging 14.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. Chris Mullins is the third double-digit scorer and Chris Mullins is dishing 2.8 assists. The Rice Owls are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Rice Owls are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are averaging 73.4 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 66.5 points on 40.1 percent shooting. Kalob Ledoux is averaging 11.7 points and 4.1 rebounds while Isaiah Crawford is averaging 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Amorie Achibald is the third double-digit scorer and JaColby Pemberton is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are allowing 30 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
The Owls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Owls last 4 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in Bulldogs last 5 overall. The favorite is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Rice Owls aren’t playing a lick of defense and are losing their last five games by an average of 4.2 points. The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs win at home by an average of 11.3 points and are 8-5 against the spread at home and 15-8 against the spread on the season. The numbers and trends are leaning toward this being a comfortable win for Louisiana Tech.
