Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls Prediction, 2/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Atlantic Owls vs Rice Owls

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPN+

Tudor Fieldhouse is where the Rice Owls (10-14) will go up against the Florida Atlantic Owls (14-10) on Wednesday.

The Florida Atlantic Owls faced Tulsa and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-76 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Owls walked away with 18 while Tulsa totaled 13 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of their 26 attempts from 3-point land. Tulsa finished the game at 73.7% at the free throw line by making 14 of 19 tries. Furthermore, Tulsa collected 26 rebounds (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tulsa recorded 13 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, Florida Atlantic allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the floor on 28 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 9 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Florida Atlantic finished having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 69) and converted 7 of their 30 3-pointers.

Niccolo Moretti is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins and collected 2 boards. He racked up 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Florida Atlantic will play this game with a mark of 14-10 this season. They average 81.4 points per contest (77th in the country) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Owls are shooting 33.6% on 3-point shots (207 of 616) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida Atlantic is snagging 39.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 333 assists so far this season, which ranks 219th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Owls are able to force 12.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are 73rd in D-1 in allowing assists with 289 surrendered on the year. The Owls are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.1% (613 of 1,423) and they concede 34.1 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 34.5% on 3-point shots while they are 215th in college in PPG allowed (74.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rice Owls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-65 when they faced UAB. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Rice permitted UAB to grab 39 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 27.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 22 and ended up going 13 of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Owls allowed UAB to make 26 out of their 63 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.3% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Owls finished shooting 26 out of 68 from the field which had them sitting at 38.2%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Rice converted 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 5 of them for a rate of 50.0%. UAB committed 10 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Owls were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game.

Trae Broadnax ended up being a factor for the Owls in this matchup. He earned 15 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 5 rebounds.

Rice has a record of 10-14 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Owls are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is 324th in D-1. Rice has accounted for 1,786 pts on the campaign (74.4 per contest) and they collect 38.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.3 times per contest (302nd in college) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. The Owls are responsible for committing 18.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Rice defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (171 of 507) and their opponents are connecting on 73.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 36.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 90th and 302nd in Division 1. The Owls on defense are ranked 208th in D-1 in points given up per game with 74.6. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (184th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rice

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