East Texas A&M Lions vs Rice Owls Prediction, 11/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Rice Owls

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

Tudor Fieldhouse is where the Rice Owls (1-2) will go up against the East Texas A&M Lions (1-2) on Friday.

The East Texas A&M Lions faced off with Houston Christian and walked away with a win by a score of 63-59 in their last contest. East Texas A&M walked away from the contest with a 39.3% FG percentage (22 of 56) and made 9 of their 28 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions knocked down 10 of their 18 shots for a rate of 55.6%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 dimes for the game while creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing defending, East Texas A&M allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 22 of 55 shooting. Houston Christian totaled 10 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Houston Christian collected 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Houston Christian finished 38.9% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 18 attempts. They buried 8 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 18 while Houston Christian finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Khaliq Abdul-Mateen is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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East Texas A&M comes into this contest with a record of 1-2 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.7 times per game and as a team are committing 24.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, East Texas A&M is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 57 dimes this season, which is 61st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Lions are shooting 29.5% from downtown (26 of 88) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.3 points per game (160th in the country) while hitting 47.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Lions are able to force 18.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They concede 37.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 262nd in the nation in PPG allowed (78.7). The Lions are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (73 of 169) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 211th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 40 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rice Owls went home defeated by a final of 81-69 against Stephen F. Austin. In the matter of rebounds, Rice allowed Stephen F. Austin to grab 30 in total (4 on the offensive side). They shot 43.5% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 23 and ended up going 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Owls permitted Stephen F. Austin to knock down 27 out of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% in this game. When the game finished, the Owls went 20 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.1%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Rice converted 6 of their 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 67.6%. Stephen F. Austin was called for 24 fouls for the game which took the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 34 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Owls recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Trae Broadnax ended up having an impact for the Owls for the contest. He totaled 21 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 5 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Rice has a win-loss record of 1-2 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Owls are hitting on 43.0% from the floor, which ranks them 266th in the nation. Rice has tallied 241 points this year (80.3 per game) and they grab 42.3 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (190th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. The Owls are responsible for committing 21.0 fouls every game and they connect on 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Owls on defense are ranked 45th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 62.0. They are forcing 15.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.5% from the field (49th in college hoops). The Rice defense allows 32.9% on three-point shots (23 of 70) and opponents are making 66.2% of their foul shots. They give up 9.3 dimes and 34.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 42nd and 164th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take East Texas A&M

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