Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Rice Owls Prediction, 1/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs Rice Owls

Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026

Location: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, TX

TV: ESPNU

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (16-3) are headed to Tudor Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Rice Owls (8-11).

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane faced off with Memphis and earned the victory with a final of 83-66 in their last contest. Tulsa finished having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 55) and made 8 of 24 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Golden Hurricane made 31 of 36 shots for a percentage of 86.1%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to the defense, Tulsa allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. Memphis distributed 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 33 boards (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 14 tries. They knocked down 8 of 27 attempts from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Hurricane ended up with 15 and Memphis accounted for 24 personal fouls.

Miles Barnstable is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He totaled 17 points on 4 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He shot 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Tulsa comes into this matchup with a record of 16-3 for the season. They are averaging 88.0 points per game (18th in the nation) on 49.0% from the field. The Golden Hurricane are shooting 39.4% on shots from distance (195 of 495) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Tulsa is snagging 38.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 302 assists for the year, which is 110th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Golden Hurricane are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They give up 33.3% from 3-point land and they rank 127th in college in points per game allowed (71.7). The Golden Hurricane defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.3% (479 of 1,132) and they surrender 30.4 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 116th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 244 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rice Owls took a loss by a final score of 69-65 when they played Temple. Concerning rebounds, Rice permitted Temple to collect 30 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from distance by shooting 5 of 16 and finished the game at 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Owls allowed Temple to make 25 out of their 58 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Owls ended up shooting 26 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6%. When discussing three-point shots, Rice made 8 out of 17 attempts (47.1%). They were able to knock down 5 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Temple earned 10 personal fouls for this contest which got the Owls to the charity stripe for a total of 7 shots. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Owls were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game.

Trae Broadnax was important for the Owls for this contest. He had 17 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game. He made 8 of 19 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

Rice has a win-loss record of 8-11 for the season. As an offensive team, the Owls are shooting 42.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 327th in college. Rice has 1,401 pts on the year (73.7 per game) and they grab 37.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per game (315th in college) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Owls have committed 18.4 fouls per game while shooting 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Rice defense gives up 34.2% on three-point shots (139 of 406) and opponents are making 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.2 assists and 36.6 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 86th and 293rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Owls on the defensive end are ranked 178th in college in PPG given up with 73.3. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (186th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tulsa

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