Rice Owls vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 02/12/2021 Game Analysis, Spread & NCAAB Picks

Rice Owls vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 02/12/2021

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Rice Owls	+11.5 (-115)	147.5 o (-110)	+556
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	-11.5 (-115)	147.5 u (-110)	-794

PREVIEW: Rice takes to the road to face East Division leader WKU.

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Rice Owls

The Rice Owls split their 12 conference games and are 12-8 with their overall play. Rice Owls are trailing LA Tech Bulldogs in the third spot. In their last game, they defeated Southern Miss Golden Eagles with a final score of 76-68. The leading scorer for the Owls is Quincy Olivari with an average of close to 16 points per game. From the rebounding department, Max Fiedler is the leader with nine-plus boards and four-plus assists. The Owls are touching an average of close to 78 points per game and are shooting at 45.5 percent from their field goal attempts.

Players to watch: Q. Olivari G (GP 20 MIN 27.5 PTS 15.9 REB 5.1 AST 1 STL 0.3 BLK 0 TO 1.7 FG% 43.5 FT% 80.6 3P% 45.6), T. Evee G (GP 18 MIN 31.3 PTS 15.1 REB 2 AST 2.6 STL 1.2 BLK 0.1 TO 1.8 FG% 43.8 FT% 80 3P% 42.6), M. Fiedler F (GP 20 MIN 27.6 PTS 11.6 REB 9.2 AST 4.1 STL 0.9 BLK 0.9 TO 2.4 FG% 69.2 FT% 74.4 3P% 0).

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

The Hilltoppers are holding a 6-2 conference record and are 13-4 with their overall play. Western Kentucky is ahead of Old Dominion and they are keen on remaining at the top spot. In their last game, the Hilltoppers defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with a final score of 68-52. The leading scorer for the Hilltoppers is Charles Bassey with an average of close to 18 points per game. Bassey is also the leader in rebounds with 12 plus boards per game. When it comes to passing the ball, Dayvion Knights is the leader with 3.2 per game.

Players to watch: C. Bassey C (GP 16 MIN 29.4 PTS 17.8 REB 12.2 AST 0.8 STL 0.3 BLK 3.4 TO 2.5 FG% 59.1 FT% 73.8 3P% 29), T. Hollingsworth G (GP 17 MIN 29.8 PTS 13.6 REB 3.5 AST 2.1 STL 1.2 BLK 0.1 TO 2.2 FG% 40.6 FT% 83.1 3P% 30.6), J. Anderson G (GP 17 MIN 27.2 PTS 10.2 REB 3.9 AST 0.9 STL 1.9 BLK 0.5 TO 1.8 FG% 54.2 FT% 89.1 3P% 34.6).

Trends

Rice Owls

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Rice’s last 6 games.
Rice is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Rice is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Western Kentucky.
Owls are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Rice’s last 5 games this season.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Western Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Kentucky’s last 6 games.
Western Kentucky is 11-2 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Kentucky’s last 6 games against Rice.
Western Kentucky is 14-2 SU in their last 16 games at home.