Rice vs. Charlotte Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/26/23

The Charlotte 49ers and the Rice Owls meet in college basketball action from the Tudor Fieldhouse on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Rice is listed as a 1.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -125. The total for this game is set at 140.5 points.

Injuries

Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.

Matchup History

Rice’s 73-61 win over the 49ers back on March 9^th, 2022, made it 5 straight games with alternating winners, but the road team has won 5 of the last 6 meetings between these two.

Trends

Charlotte is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 5-2-1 in their last 8 games following an ATS win. Rice is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 20-9-2 ATS in their last 31 home games while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Rice here. The road team’s had the bulk of the straight up success between these two teams, but it’s Rice that comes in playing the much better basketball and they’re coming off of a huge confidence-builder road win over North Texas. I just think that Rice finds a way to get the job done so I’ll back the Owls in this one.