Rice vs Prairie View A&M 11/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-3) vs. Rice Owls (4-2)
November 30, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Rice Owls -4.5 / Prairie View A&M Panthers +4.5; Over/Under: +146
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The Prairie View A&M Panthers and the Rice Owls meet in college basketball action from the Tudor Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
The Prairie View A&M Panthers will look to rebound from a 78-53 loss to Oklahoma State last time out. Will Douglas leads the Panthers in scoring and assists with 17.6 PPG and 2.6 APG with 5.7 RPG while Jeremiah Gambrell has 14.1 PPG with 2.3 APG and Yahuza Rasas has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Panthers on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Prairie View A&M this season. As a team, Prairie View A&M is averaging 76.1 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 29.1% from three and 75.4% from the foul line this season.
The Rice Owls will try to add to a 76-67 win over Houston Christian last time out. Travis Evee leads the Owls in scoring with 19.3 PPG while Quincy Olivari has 12.2 PPG with 5.7 RPG this season. Mekhi Mason has 10 PPG with 3.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Rice up to this point in the season. Max Fiedler also has a team-high 6.5 RPG and 5 APG to lead the Owls in rebounding and assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Rice is averaging 76.3 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three and 68.1% from the foul line up to this point in the year.
Prairie View A&M is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS loss and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. Rice is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss and 12-3-2 ATS in their last 17 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win.
I’m not looking to back either of these teams if I’m being 100% honest, but I’ll lean towards Rice here mainly because they’re at home and the offense has been easier to trust. Prairie View had a spot to open some eyes against Oklahoma State before falling apart there and they ended up falling flat. I think this could end up being another flat spot so give me the Owls at home.
