The Oregon State Beavers will travel to Tudor Fieldhouse to meet the Rice Owls in their home opener. The game starts at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 19.
The Owls were blown out by San Francisco 80-54 on Monday. Egor Koulechov put in a solid effort despite the loss for Rice, recording 15 points and 10 rebounds to earn his first double-double of the season. The Beavers, meanwhile, are coming off a 93-73 win against Iona on Tuesday. Gary Payton II had a big game, posting 12 points and 11 rebounds to claim his first double-double of the season.
Rice is a seven-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 136 points. The Owls need to step up their game. They are winless (0-2) both SU and ATS.
On the other side, the season has started off great for the Beavers, who have an impressive record of 2-0 SU and 1-0 ATS. The Beavers are an unselfish team with an average of 18.5 assists per game, ranking 45th in Division I. Moving on to the Oregon State defense, the Beavers have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the nation at .336. The Beavers are a terror in the passing lanes, averaging an impressive 9.5 steals per game.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Beavers were winners, bumping their SU record to 1-0. Furthermore, Oregon State holds the advantage ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – OreSt, ATS Winner – OreSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Rice is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Rice’s last 7 games.
Rice averages 59.5 points per game, placing the team just 323rd in the nation. Oregon State ranks 71st in points allowed, giving up 62.5 points per game.
In its last game, Oregon State won by a margin of 20 points. Rice is 0-2 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Oregon State has a 2-0 record in blowouts.
Ranked 73rd, the Oregon State Beavers have an offensive rating of 117.6. The Rice Owls rank 335th with a defensive rating of just 125.4.
The Rice Owls average a field goal percentage of 35.2% this season. The Oregon State Beavers are a perfect 1-0 in games where opponents have a FG% of 35.2% or greater.
Rice attempts an average of 19.0 three pointers per game and Oregon State attempts 19.0 on average. When the teams attempt at least 20 three pointers, the Rice Owls are winless (0-1) while the Oregon State Beavers are undefeated (1-0).
Oregon State ranks 39th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.68. Rice is ranked lower at 337th with an A/TO of .52.
