Rice vs. Temple Predictions - Jan. 21

AAC play on Wednesday will see the the Rice Owls (8-10, 2-3 AAC) host the Temple Owls (11-7, 3-2 AAC) at Tudor Fieldhouse, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

Wednesday's matchup between the Rice Owls and the Temple Owls features the Rice Owls as tight 1.5-point favorites. A 142.5-point over/under is set for the game.

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Rice vs. Temple Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • Game time: 8 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Houston, Texas
  • Arena: Tudor Fieldhouse
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Rice vs. Temple Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Rice (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Rice (-120), Temple (-101)
  • Total: 142.5 points

Pick ATS:Temple (+1.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (142.5)
  • Prediction: Temple 74, Rice 72

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Rice vs. Temple Comparison

Rice Rank Rice Stat Temple Stat Temple Rank
242nd 74.2 Points Scored 75.8 210th
180th 73.5 Points Allowed 69.9 85th
305th 12.3 Assists 12.9 274th
203rd 11.6 Turnovers 9.0 14th
330th 41.8% Field Goal % 45.4% 181st
181st 43.8% Field Goal % Allowed 43.4% 160th

Rice Key Players

  • Trae Broadnax leads the Rice Owls in points, rebounds and assists, scoring 14.8 points, pulling down 4.8 boards and dishing out 2.9 assists per game.
  • Nick Anderson makes more threes per game than any other member of the Rice Owls, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
  • The Rice steals leader is Broadnax, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Stephen Faramade, who compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.

Temple Key Players

  • Derrian Ford is the top scorer for the Temple Owls with 17.8 points per game. Ford also adds 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
  • The Temple leaders in rebounding and assists are Gavin Griffiths with 4.8 rebounds per game (also adding 12.3 points and 1.3 assists per game) and Jordan Mason with 4.6 assists per game (also tacking on 11.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game).
  • Griffiths is the top scorer from deep for the Temple Owls, hitting 2.6 threes per game.
  • Griffiths is at the top of the Temple steals and blocks leaderboards with 1.4 steals per game and 2.3 blocks per game.

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