New Orleans Privateers vs Rice Owls Point Spread Picks

Rice is allowing 68.3 points per game and is on a 6-1 run UNDER the total, including four straight on the road. The Owls are holding teams to 39.1% shooting from the field overall and 32.4% from beyond the arc. Rice is 80-56 UNDER the total in non-conference games and 42-24 UNDER on the road after a home victory. Rice beat New Orleans last year, 73-62, allowing 35.6% shooting. Rice shot just 38.6%, and this total is too high. Take the UNDER.

New Orleans had gone OVER two in a row before losing 73-63 to Louisiana Lafayette on Tuesday when the Privateers shot only 41.8 percent. Rice is averaging 81.6 points per game and New Orleans allows 74.3. The Owls lost 82-69 to Sam Houston State on Saturday when the Bearkats shot 52.5 percent and the game stayed UNDER by one point. Quincy Olivari led four double-digit scorers with 17 points for Rice, which shot 36 percent from 3-point range. New Orleans is 36-16-1 OVER its last 53 games and the Privateers are 22-8 OVER their last 30 road contests. Rice has soared OVER in six of its last eight as a home favorite. Look for those trends to continue and play the OVER.