Rice Owls vs S. Utah Thunderbirds Point Spread Picks

Two teams a long way from home at the CBI tournament in Dayton Beach, Florida. Rice had to play yesterday. 10 days ago in the Conference USA tournament, the offense scored 72 points in a win over Texas San Antonio, then 60 points the next day in a loss to UAB in the second of a back-to-back. Rice is 69-38 UNDER the total against teams that average 77+ points. Southern Utah stepped up its defense in the CBI opener on Saturday, a 72-50 win over North Alabama allowing 37.7% shooting. North Alabama was fourth in the 14-team Atlantic Sun Conference in shooting (46.3%) and 3-point shooting (37.2%). And neutral-court college basketball games that feature two teams that shoot between 45% to 47.5% from the field are 336-224 UNDER the total. Play Rice/Southern Utah UNDER the total.