Rice Owls vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 11/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rice Owls vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Rice Owls (1-1) are hitting the road to Maples Pavilion on Monday where they will try to defeat the Stanford Cardinal (2-0).

The Rice Owls faced off with East Texas A&M and ended up losing by a score of 72-71 in their last contest. Rice finished the contest having earned a 35.8% FG percentage (24 out of 67) and made 9 of their 27 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Owls converted 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defense, Rice allowed their opponent to shoot 35.8% from the floor on 24 of 67 shooting. East Texas A&M earned 20 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Additionally, East Texas A&M collected 48 rebounds (21 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. East Texas A&M ended up going 58.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 24 tries. They also converted 10 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Owls ended up walking away with 19 while East Texas A&M finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Carmelo Adkins is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up scoring 13 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Rice enters this matchup with a mark of 1-1 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Rice is collecting 49.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 36 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 79th in the country in terms of passing. The Owls are hitting 32.9% on three-point shots (23 of 70) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 85.5 points per game (138th in the country) on 40.9% from the field.

On defense, the Owls are able to force 19.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They rank 284th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 29 surrendered on the campaign. The Owls are giving up a FG percentage of 33.6% (43 of 128) and they surrender 44.0 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 30.6% from beyond the arc while they are 115th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.5).

The last time they took the court, the Stanford Cardinal got the victory with a final of 81-63 when they faced Oakland. The Cardinal corralled 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Oakland was called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cardinal to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.3%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Stanford made 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Cardinal finished shooting 29 for 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8%. The Cardinal permitted Oakland to make 22 out of their 49 tries from the floor which had them at 44.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 17.6% from downtown via 3 out of 17 and finished the game at 16 of 25 at the charity stripe (64.0%). In regard to rebounding, Stanford permitted Oakland to pull down 26 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Nick Townsend was important for the Cardinal in this contest. He converted 8 out of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He tallied 25 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in the game.

Stanford has a record of 2-0 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cardinal are connecting on 50.4% from the floor, which ranks 89th in college. Stanford has totaled 155 points for the season and they average 31.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (220th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. The Cardinal are committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they hit 84.4% from the charity stripe.

The Stanford defense allows 21.9% on shots from beyond the arc (7 of 32) and their opponents are converting on 67.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 5.5 dimes and 30.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 5th and 88th in those defensive categories. The Cardinal defensively are ranked 122nd in the country in points per game surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the field (233rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rice

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