Florida Atlantic vs. Rice betting: College basketball preview for January 19

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The Rice Owls (11-7, 2-3 AAC) are heavy underdogs (+10) as they attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Florida Atlantic Owls (9-9, 2-3 AAC) at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 149.5 points.

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Florida Atlantic Cover -10 vs Rice -110

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Florida Atlantic vs. Rice betting lines

  • Florida Atlantic moneyline odds to win: -524
  • Rice moneyline odds to win: +391
  • Spread: Florida Atlantic (-10)
  • Total: 149.5

Florida Atlantic statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida Atlantic has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered two times in five opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered two times in seven opportunities in away games.
  • When playing at home, the Florida Atlantic Owls go over the over/under 40% of the time (two of five games). They hit the over more often in away games, exceeding the total in 57.1% of games (four of seven).
  • Florida Atlantic has performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 2-2, compared to going 3-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Florida Atlantic Owls’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 76.5 points a contest compared to the 81 they’ve averaged this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Florida Atlantic allow 77.7 points per game, which equals its season-long average.
  • The Florida Atlantic Owls’ past 10 contests have seen them make 7.8 three-pointers per game while shooting 31.5% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are less than their 2024-25 averages of 8.8 makes and 34.3%.

Florida Atlantic betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-10-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-6-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-8-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-5 (Home: 2-2; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46 (125th in nation) 44.1 (232nd) 33.4 (130th) 34.2 (322nd) 16.8 (36th) 11.9 (234th)

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Rice statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Rice has a better winning percentage at home (.429, 3-4-0 record) than on the road (.400, 2-3-0).
  • Rice Owls games have finished above the over/under 57.1% of the time at home (four of seven), and 60% of the time on the road (three of five).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Rice Owls are averaging 69.6 points per contest, 0.6 fewer points than their season average (70.2).
  • Rice is surrendering 69.4 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 1.8 more points than it is allowing for the season (67.6).
  • The Rice Owls are making 6.4 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.4 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (6.8). In addition, they own a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (30.3%) compared to their season average from three-point land (31.9%).

Rice betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-7-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (295th in nation) 39.9 (36th) 35.5 (49th) 30.3 (136th) 11.7 (318th) 12.4 (272nd)
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