Rice Owls vs Kennesaw State Owls Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Kennesaw State Owls

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Kennesaw State Owls (3-1) are welcoming the Rice Owls (2-3) at Alico Arena on Monday.

The Rice Owls stepped onto the hardwood against Tennessee and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-66 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Owls ended up with 18 and Tennessee totaled 18 fouls. They converted 6 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Tennessee shot 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 22 shots. In addition, Tennessee snagged 44 rebounds (17 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tennessee earned 23 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Rice allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the field on 34 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists in this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Owls made 18 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 72.0%. Rice ended with a 33.3% FG percentage (20 of 60) and made 8 out of their 28 3-point shots.

Nick Anderson is one guy who was important in this contest. He totaled 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 37.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Rice will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-3 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a group are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Rice is collecting 38.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 66 dimes on the campaign, which is 220th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are shooting 40.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (48 of 118) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.6 points per game (241st in Division 1) while hitting 41.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Owls are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 228th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 67 conceded this season. The Owls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (118 of 277) and they surrender 34.8 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 100th in college in points per game allowed (68.2).

In their last game, the Kennesaw State Owls went home defeated by a final of 108-89 when they played South Florida. In relation to rebounding, Kennesaw State permitted South Florida to collect 35 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 40.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 46 at the charity stripe (82.6%). The Owls permitted South Florida to knock down 31 out of 62 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Owls finished the game shooting 28 for 71 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.4%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Kennesaw State converted 8 of their 33 attempts (24.2%). They were able to bury 25 of them for a rate of 64.1%. South Florida was called for 25 fouls for this contest which got the Owls to the free throw line for 39 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Owls were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Simeon Cottle ended up having an impact for the Owls for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 31.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

Kennesaw State has a mark of 3-1 so far this season. The Owls have committed 18.8 fouls every game and they shoot 61.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.8 times per game (67th in college) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Kennesaw State has totaled 397 points for the season (99.3 per contest) and they pull down 51.3 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are shooting 50.2% from the field, which is ranked 49th in the nation.

The Owls defensively are ranked 86th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 67.3. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 31.5% from the floor (2nd in Division 1). The Kennesaw State defense concedes 26.3% from downtown (21 of 80) and their opposition makes 76.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 8.3 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 7th and 215th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rice

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