Rice Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPNU

The Rice Owls (6-7) are on their way to Reynolds Center on Wednesday where they will play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (12-1).

The Rice Owls faced off with Pepperdine and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-62 in their last contest. Rice ended the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (21 out of 63) and made 5 of 20 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Owls buried 15 of 22 tries for a percentage of 68.2%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 32 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 9 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning the defense, Rice allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the field on 29 of 59 shooting. Pepperdine earned 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Pepperdine totaled 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pepperdine went 81.3% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of their 16 shots. They knocked down 13 out of their 24 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Owls finished with 16 and Pepperdine accounted for 16 fouls.

Trae Broadnax is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He totaled 19 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and grabbed 8 rebounds. He went 42.9% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Rice enters this one with a win-loss mark of 6-7 so far this year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Rice is grabbing 39.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 173 dimes this season, which is 239th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Owls are hitting 37.2% on 3-pointers (116 of 312) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.2 points per contest (221st in Division 1) while hitting 42.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 162nd in college in PPG from their opponents (72.2). The Owls defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (330 of 772) and they surrender 36.6 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 195th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 170 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane got the victory with a final of 90-85 when they played Denver. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Tulsa allowed Denver to pull down 35 in all (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 26.1% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). The Golden Hurricane permitted Denver to make 29 of 65 attempts from the field which had them at 44.6% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Hurricane went 33 for 74 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Tulsa converted 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Denver earned 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Golden Hurricane to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Golden Hurricane collected 20 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup.

David Green was important for the Golden Hurricane for the contest. He converted 8 of 9 in this contest for a rate of 88.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup.

Tulsa has a win-loss record of 12-1 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Hurricane are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which ranks them 66th in college hoops. Tulsa has accounted for 1,162 points on the campaign (89.4 per contest) and they grab 39.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.6 times per game (83rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.2 times per contest. The Golden Hurricane are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Tulsa defense surrenders 33.3% on 3-point shots (107 of 321) and their opponents are making 73.4% of their foul shots. They give up 13.3 assists and 30.5 boards per contest, ranking them 186th and 31st in those categories. The Golden Hurricane on the defensive side of the court are 148th in college in PPG given up with 71.8. They are forcing 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (127th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rice

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