Rice vs Arkansas State Picks and Prediction – 12/1/2024

The Rice Owls go on the road to Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday night to play the Arkansas State Red Wolves. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Rice who has a record of 5-1 was a win against Houston Christian. The win came by a final score of 61-58. On the year the Owls have been below average with a total of 71 points per game scored. The defense, though has been above average giving up only 64 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Owls is sitting at 42.2 boards per game. Trae Broadnax has been the leading scorer for Rice with 13.8 points per game.

Arkansas State for their part heads to the game here with a 4-1 record. The last game on the court for the Red Wolves was against Stephen F Austin. The game ended up being a close win by a score of 59-49.

Offensively Arkansas State has been good with 80 points per game and on defense the Red Wolves have been above average only giving up 67 points per game. The rebounding for Arkansas State is sitting at 44.2 boards per game. Taryn Todd is leading Arkansas State in scoring with 15.0 points per game. 

The Rice Owls are 2-0 on the road. The Owls are rated much lower than Arkansas State and could struggle in this neutral site matchup here. Arkansas State will try to force Rice into some timely turnovers that will lead to easier points for the Red Wolves. Arkansas State guard Taryn Todd is a amazing player that will take over and lead the Red Wolves to victory. The Red Wolves average 80.0 points and have outscored opponents by 12 points per game. Arkansas State will get the job done on Saturday night and get a win. Final Score prediction, Arkansas State wins 76-69.