Montana State at Rice

Montana State is 3-0 after beating James Madison 80-73 and holding the Dukes to just 30.4 percent from the field while shooting 42.4 percent itself.  Tyler Hall scored 24 points and Harald Frey added 14 points for the Bobcats, who were only 7-for-26 from three-point range. Rice is 2-1 after winning at Nebraska Omaha with Marcus Evans scoring 29 points and Egor Koulechov adding 15 points with nine rebounds. The Owls shot the lights out hitting 63.3 percent of their shots and they should cool off against the Bobcats' defense, which is allowing just 36 percent from the floor. The Rice defense is allowing 41.5 percent and Montana State has gone UNDER in five of its last seven road games dating to last season. Play the UNDER.