Rice vs. Charlotte betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Rice Owls (10-4, 1-0 AAC) are at home in AAC play against the Charlotte 49ers (7-7, 0-1 AAC) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The Owls are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 141 for the matchup.

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Rice Cover -3.5 vs Charlotte -113

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Rice vs. Charlotte betting lines

  • Rice moneyline odds to win: -180
  • Charlotte moneyline odds to win: +149
  • Spread: Rice (-3.5)
  • Total: 141

Rice statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Rice has the same winning percentage against the spread as it does on the road (.500).
  • At home, the Owls exceed the total 50% of the time (two of four games). They hit the over in the same percentage of road games (two of four contests).
  • In four home games as a moneyline favorite, Rice has four wins (1.000). It sports an identical winning percentage (1-0 record) as a moneyline favorite away from home.

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Owls were 227th in the country offensively (72.0 points scored per game) and 285th on defense (75.7 points allowed).
  • On the boards, Rice was 156th in the nation in rebounds (32.3 per game) last season. It was 241st in rebounds allowed (32.6 per game).
  • The Owls were 104th in the nation in assists (14.3 per game) last year.

Rice betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-0 (Home: 4-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (308th in nation) 38.6 (27th) 36.3 (42nd) 30.4 (144th) 11.4 (328th) 12.9 (294th)

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Charlotte statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Charlotte has had better results on the road (2-2-0) than at home (1-6-0).
  • 49ers games have gone above the over/under less frequently at home (four times out of seven) than on the road (three of four) this season.

Last season stats

  • The 49ers were led by their defense last year, as they ranked 21st-best in college basketball by allowing only 65.6 points per game. They ranked 305th in college basketball in points scored (68.7 per contest).
  • Charlotte pulled down 29.7 boards per game (319th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 30.1 rebounds per contest (95th-ranked).
  • Last year the 49ers ranked 206th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 12.8 per game.

Charlotte betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-6-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-4-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 4-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (295th in nation) 46.3 (316th) 29.7 (318th) 31.8 (229th) 12.6 (277th) 9.0 (10th)
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