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The No. 6 seed Rice Owls (17-14, 8-12 C-USA) are 5.5-point favorites in C-USA Tournament over the No. 11 seed UTSA Roadrunners (10-21, 4-16 C-USA) on Wednesday at Ford Center at The Star. The matchup tips off at 9:30 PM and airs on ESPN+, with both teams hoping to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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How do I watch Owls vs. Roadrunners?
- Game Day: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Frisco, Texas
- Arena: Ford Center at The Star
Betting Lines for Owls vs. Roadrunners
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | -5.5 | 153.5 |
Rice Betting Stats & Information
- Rice has put together a 9-4 record in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 69.2% of those games).
- The Owls have gone 3-1 in games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -243 or shorter (75% win percentage).
- The Owls are 14-14-0 ATS this season.
- In games this season in which they were an underdog by 5.5 points or more, the Roadrunners have a 10-12 record against the spread.
- The average point total in Rice’s games this year is 0.1 more points than the over/under of 153.5 in this matchup.
UTSA Betting Stats & Info
- This season, UTSA has been the underdog 24 times and won five, or 20.8%, of those games.
- The Roadrunners have a record of 4-18, a 18.2% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +200 or more by bookmakers this season.
- So far this season, the Roadrunners have compiled a 13-16-0 record against the spread.
- In games this year in which they were an underdog by 5.5 points or more, the Roadrunners have a 10-12 record against the spread.
- The average point total for UTSA this year is 7.6 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
Rice vs. UTSA Season Stat Comparison
| Rice Rank | Rice AVG | UTSA AVG | UTSA Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd | 77.4 | Points Scored | 69.2 | 244th |
| 332nd | 76.2 | Points Allowed | 76.7 | 339th |
| 119th | 32.7 | Rebounds | 31.6 | 184th |
| 281st | 7.3 | Off. Rebounds | 8.6 | 179th |
| 30th | 9.1 | 3pt Made | 7.4 | 182nd |
| 38th | 15.4 | Assists | 10.5 | 345th |
| 240th | 12.5 | Turnovers | 13.2 | 299th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Rice Owls Leaders
- Max Fiedler leads the Owls in rebounds and assists. Fiedler averages 10.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game.
- Quincy Olivari is Rice’s leading scorer, tallying 19.3 per game while tacking on 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
- Olivari leads the Owls in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.9 shots per game from beyond the arc.
UTSA Roadrunners Leaders
- Japhet Medor averages 13.4 points and adds 3.8 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Roadrunners’ leaderboards in those statistics.
- Jacob Germany is at the top of the UTSA rebounding leaderboard with 8.3 rebounds per game. He also notches 12.4 points and adds 0.9 assists per game.
- John Buggs III makes 2.5 three-pointers per game, the most on the Roadrunners.
