UAB vs Rice 2/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Rice Owls and UAB Blazers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Bartow Arena. The Rice Owls look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The UAB Blazers look for a win after winning 10 of their last 13 games.

The Rice Owls are averaging 75.8 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 72.8 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Carl Pierre is averaging 14.8 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Travis Evee is averaging 14.4 points and 3.1 assists. Quincy Qlivari is grabbing 6 rebounds and Max Fiedler is dishing 3.1 assists. The Rice Owls are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Rice Owls are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.

The UAB Blazers are averaging 81 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 65.1 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Jordan Walker is averaging 19.7 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Quan Jackson is averaging 11.8 points and 5.2 rebounds. KJ Buffen is the third double-digit scorer and Michael Ertel is grabbing 1 rebound. The UAB Blazers are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The UAB Blazers are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.

The Owls are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 road games and 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 Thursday games. The Blazers are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Owls last 6 overall. The over is 12-3-1 in Blazers last 16 overall. The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The Rice Owls are playing good ball as of late, but they don’t play well on the road, and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 13.4 points. The UAB Blazers are 9-4 against the spread at home and are 14-8-1 against the spread on the season. UAB wins at home by an average of 25.7 points. Thick line, but I have to lay it with UAB.