East Texas A&M Lions vs Rice Owls Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Texas A&M Lions vs Rice Owls

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (13-18 last season) are hosting the East Texas A&M Lions (11-21 last year) at Tudor Fieldhouse on Thursday.

The East Texas A&M Lions took the court against Oklahoma and took home the win by a score of 68-64 in their last contest. East Texas A&M walked away from the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (25 out of 57) and buried 11 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Lions made 7 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 53.8%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 17 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defending, East Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. Oklahoma recorded 12 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. In addition, Oklahoma totaled 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oklahoma went 53.1% at the free throw line by burying 17 of 32 shots. They also converted 5 of their 20 attempts from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Lions ended up with 24 while Oklahoma accumulated 15 fouls.

Bo Aldridge is someone who came through for the contest. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 25 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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East Texas A&M comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 11-21 last year. They averaged 70.2 points per contest (306th in D-1) on 43.3% from the field. The Lions shot 32.3% from downtown (274 of 849) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a team, East Texas A&M pulled in 33.1 rebounds per contest and racked up 515 dimes last year, which had them ranked 88th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a squad committed 16.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Lions forced their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.9 fouls. They were ranked 237th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 465 surrendered over the course of last year. The Lions gave up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (839 of 1,874) and they surrendered 37.0 rebounds per game as a group. They surrendered 36.3% from beyond the arc and they were 201st in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.5).

For their last game, the Rice Owls walked away with a victory by a final of 100-55 against Dallas Christian. The Owls snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 16 steals in this game. Dallas Christian had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Rice made 14 of 43 tries (32.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Owls finished the game shooting 37 for 82 from the floor which had them shooting 45.1%. The Owls allowed Dallas Christian to make 19 of their 61 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 31.1% in this game. They wrapped up this game 23.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing rebounding, Rice permitted Dallas Christian to pull down 25 overall (7 offensive).

Jimmy Oladokun Jr. ended up being a factor for the Owls for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 7 in this game for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 18 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Rice had a record of 13-18 last year. The Owls committed 18.5 fouls every game and they went 68.5% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 12.2 times per game (298th in the nation) and they gave up possession 12.1 times per contest. Rice scored 2,291 points last year (73.9 per game) and they grabbed 38.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Owls connected on 42.0% from the floor, which was ranked 329th in college.

The Rice defense conceded 33.1% on 3-point shots (218 of 658) and their opposition knocked down 72.8% of their free throw shots. They gave up 13.1 dimes and 36.7 rebounds every game, which ranked them 164th and 310th in college. The Owls on the defensive side of the court were 202nd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.5. They forced 11.2 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (149th in college).

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

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