Tulsa vs Rice Picks and Prediction – 2/22/2025

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane visit Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas for an American Athletic Conference clash on Saturday versus the Rice Owls. Tulsa is 11-6 overall and 5-9 in AAC play, 6 ½ games behind first place. The Golden Hurricane lost to North Texas 63-44 last Saturday. The leading scorer for Tulsa was Jared Garcia with 14 points. Tulsa committed 13 turnovers to only eight by North Texas. Keep updated on College Basketball with our college basketball predictions.

Dwon Odom leads Tulsa in scoring and assists, averaging 13.5 points and 5.3 assists per game. Ian Smikle is the leading rebounder, averaging 5.6 per game. Keaston Willis is the second leading scorer, averaging 12.9 points per game, and is one of three players who average double figures in scoring. Tulsa is scoring an average of 71.9 points per game. 

The Rice Owls look to snap a four-game losing streak with a win on Saturday when hosting Tulsa. Rice is 12-15 overall and 3-11 in AAC play. Rice lost to UAB 90-89 on Wednesday. The leading scorer for Rice in the loss to UAB was Jacob Dar with 24 points. The Owls committed just six turnovers but were outrebounded 42-36.

Trae Broadnax leads Rice in scoring and assists averaging 12.8 points and 4.4 assists per game. Caden Powell is the second-leading scorer and the leading rebounder, averaging 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Rice has only two players who average double figures in scoring. The Owls score an average of 71.5 points per game, shooting 42.6% overall and 34.9% from 3-point territory.

The Rice Owls will pick up a victory at home on Saturday when hosting the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in three of Tulsa's last five and five of Rice’s last six. Tulsa allows an average of 73.7 points per game. Rice has had each of the last four games cash OVER. The Owls have scored 89, 78, 61, and 75 in the last four games. Final Score Prediction, Rice Owls win but our best play is OVER 84-75.