Texas State Bobcats vs Rice Owls Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (3-6) will try to defeat the Texas State Bobcats (6-4) at Tudor Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The Texas State Bobcats took the court against Lehigh and took a loss by a final of 78-74 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 13 and Lehigh recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 13 of 25 attempts from three-point range. Lehigh finished the game shooting 58.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Lehigh collected 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Lehigh earned 17 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In regard to the defense, Texas State allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 29 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 34 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bobcats buried 18 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Texas State ended the game having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 of 62) and converted 2 out of their 6 shots from distance.

DJ Hall is someone who was important for the matchup. He finished 81.8% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes played and also snagged 12 rebounds. He scored 23 points on 9 out of 11 shooting.

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Texas State will play this game with a record of 6-4 for the season. They are averaging 73.7 points per game (269th in the nation) while going 47.5% from the field. The Bobcats are connecting on 34.3% on shots from downtown (48 of 140) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas State is pulling down 38.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 137 dimes for the year, which ranks 49th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Bobcats are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 29th in D-1 in opponents PPG (64.3). The Bobcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.8% (221 of 542) and they concede 29.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 249th in college in allowing assists with 110 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Rice Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 81-62 when they played Oral Roberts. The Owls were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. Oral Roberts committed 11 personal fouls in this contest which took the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 91.7%. In regard to three-point shots, Rice knocked down 12 of 21 tries (57.1%). When all was said and done, the Owls finished 29 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 50.9%. The Owls permitted Oral Roberts to bury 23 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 32.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 10 from the free throw line (60.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Rice allowed Oral Roberts to collect 26 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Nick Anderson pitched in for the Owls for the matchup. He converted 7 of 11 for the game for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Rice has a record of 3-6 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Owls are hitting on 42.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 305th in the nation. Rice has totaled 680 pts so far this year (75.6 per game) and they grab 38.2 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 13.0 times per contest (262nd in the country) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Owls have committed 19.6 fouls per game and they hit 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Owls on the defensive side of the court are 184th in the country in points given up per game with 73.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (176th in Division 1). The Rice defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (64 of 191) and opponents are making 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.8 dimes and 36.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 216th and 269th in Division 1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rice

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