Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Rice Owls Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (2-5) will compete against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-5) at Alico Arena on Wednesday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles faced off with Florida Gulf Coast and ended up losing by a score of 93-88 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles left the arena with 24 and Florida Gulf Coast recorded 19 fouls. They also converted 7 of 20 attempts from long range. Florida Gulf Coast finished 70.6% when shooting free throws by converting 24 of their 34 attempts. On top of that, Florida Gulf Coast collected 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Florida Gulf Coast recorded 12 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, Oral Roberts allowed the other team to go 56.4% from the floor on 31 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 17 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles knocked down 19 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Oral Roberts finished with a 53.7% field goal percentage (29 of 54) and made 11 of their 24 three-point shots.

Ty Harper is a player who played a role for the contest. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 31 mins played and snagged 2 boards. He racked up 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Oral Roberts comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-5 this year. They are turning it over 15.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Oral Roberts is pulling down 35.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 84 dimes on the season, which is 217th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 31.8% on three-point attempts (67 of 211) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.9 points per game (196th in D-1) while going 42.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are ranked 292nd in the country in giving up assists with 96 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.0% (197 of 438) and they concede 37.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 33.3% from beyond the arc while they are 307th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (81.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rice Owls took a loss by a final score of 89-84 when they played Kennesaw State. When talking about rebounding, Rice permitted Kennesaw State to grab 37 in total (13 on the offensive side). They went 34.5% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 29 and finished the contest at 23 of 30 at the charity stripe (76.7%). The Owls permitted Kennesaw State to make 28 out of 70 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.0% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Owls went 26 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.9%. Regarding 3-point shots, Rice made 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.2%. Kennesaw State had 26 fouls for the matchup which got the Owls to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Owls were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Nick Anderson was important for the Owls in this game. He converted 5 out of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in the game.

Rice has a record of 2-5 for the season. The Owls commit 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.7 times per game (225th in college) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. Rice has scored 536 points so far this season (76.6 per contest) and they average 38.1 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are connecting on 41.7% from the field, which ranks 311th in Division 1.

The Rice defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-point shots (46 of 142) and opponents are making 70.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.1 assists and 36.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 231st and 254th in D-1. The Owls on defense are ranked 204th in D-1 in PPG given up with 74.3. They are able to force 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (228th in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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