UTEP vs. Rice Betting Picks & Predictions
The UTEP Miners (16-12, 9-7 C-USA) are at home in C-USA action against the Rice Owls (15-13, 7-9 C-USA) on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET. The Miners are favored by 7.5 points in the game. Find more below on the UTEP vs. Rice betting line, head-to-head stats, best bets and more. The over/under is set at 144.5 in the matchup.
UTEP vs. Rice Betting Line
UTEP vs Rice Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Favorite Spread Odds |
Underdog Spread Odds |
Total |
Over Total Odds |
Under Total Odds |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
| UTEP |
-7.5 |
– |
– |
144.5 |
-110 |
-110 |
– |
– |
UTEP vs. Rice Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, March 3, 2022
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Location: El Paso, Texas
Computer Predictions for UTEP vs. Rice
Computer picks for Miners vs Owls
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
|
Under (144.5)
|
Owls 74 Miners 68
|
UTEP vs. Rice Betting Trends
Against the spread, UTEP is 13-12-0 this year.
This season, the Miners have just two against the spread wins in five games as a favorite of 7.5 points or more.
UTEP has eclipsed the over/under in 52% of its opportunities this year (13 times over 25 games with a set point total).
UTEP Leaders
Souley Boum leads the Miners scoring 20.2 points per game.
UTEP is led in rebounding by Tydus Verhoeven’s 4.6 rebounds per game and assists by Jamal Bieniemy’s 3.7 assists per game.
Bieniemy is the top three-point shooter for the Miners, connecting on 2.3 per game.
UTEP’s steals leader is Boum, who grabs 1.7 per game. Verhoeven leads the team averaging one block an outing.
UTEP Season Stats
|
Stat |
Rank |
| Field Goal % |
42.4 |
269 |
| Opp. Field Goal % |
44.4 |
244 |
| Rebounds Per Game |
29.4 |
307 |
| Opp. Rebounds Per Game |
33.3 |
285 |
| Turnovers Per Game |
11.4 |
237 |
| Opp. Turnovers Per Game |
14.8 |
328 |
Rice vs. UTEP Betting Trends
Rice has 10 wins in 28 games against the spread this season.
The Owls have won once ATS (1-5) as a 7.5-point underdog or greater this season.
This year, 16 of Rice’s 28 games have gone over the point total.
Rice Leaders
Max Fiedler is number one on the Owls leaderboard in both rebounds (7.8 per game) and assists (3.3 per game).
Carl Pierre has the title of Rice’s top scorer by putting up 14.9 points per game.
Pierre leads the Owls in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging three made threes per game.
Travis Evee tops Rice in steals with 1.1 per game, and Fiedler leads the squad in blocks with 0.8 per game.
Rice Season Stats
|
Stat |
Rank |
| Field Goal % |
46 |
72 |
| Opp. Field Goal % |
44.8 |
267 |
| Rebounds Per Game |
33.3 |
105 |
| Opp. Rebounds Per Game |
32.3 |
231 |
| Turnovers Per Game |
12 |
182 |
| Opp. Turnovers Per Game |
9.9 |
21 |
We have the Rice (+7.5) as our best bet in this contest after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will finish under the total of 144.5 points, with a final score of UTEP 74, Rice 68.
