Memphis vs Rice Prediction 2/2/25 College Basketball Picks

The Memphis Tigers and the Rice Owls meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Tudor Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Memphis vs. Rice prediction.

Memphis Recap

The Memphis Tigers come into this game looking to build on their 68-56 win over Tulane last time out to improve to 17-4 on the year. After this game, Memphis will head home to take on Tulsa.

Tigers Win 4th In A Row

PJ Haggerty leads Memphis in scoring with 21.4 PPG along with 5.6 RPG and 3.5 APG while Tyrese Hunter has 14.5 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.3 APG of his own. Colby Rogers has 11.4 PPG and Dain Dainja has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Tigers in rebounding and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Memphis so far this season. As a team, Memphis is averaging 78.4 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 39.5% from three-point range, and 71.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Memphis Tigers will win

• Memphis has won 13 of its last 14 games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Rice has lost each of its last six games.

Rice Recap

The Rice Owls come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-64 loss to USF last time out to drop to 11-10 on the year. After this game, Rice will head on the road to take on East Carolina.

Owls Lose 6th Straight

Trae Broadnax leads Rice in scoring and assists with 12.8 PPG and 4.2 APG along with 5.7 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Rice this season. Kellen Amos has added 8.5 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.8 APG while Caden Powell has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG to lead Rice on the glass up to this point in the year. Alem Huseinovic has 8.4 PPG and Denver Anglin has added 9.7 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Rice is averaging 70 PPG on 41.7% from the field, 32.4% from behind the arc, and 68.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Rice Owls will win

• Memphis has lost four of its last five road day games against the American Athletic Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Five of Memphis’ last six road day games against the American Athletic Conference have produced a total of 160+ points.
• Five of Rice’s last six games against AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 144 or fewer points.

Memphis vs. Rice Prediction

I’m on Rice and the points in this one. The thing with the Memphis Tigers coming into this game is that Memphis for the most part, usually does a good job winning the games that they’re not supposed to win, but when it comes to games that they’re supposed to take care of business in, against the inferior teams, the Tigers have had a lot of times where they tend to under-deliver and underwhelm and make life a lot harder for themselves than it probably needs to be. Rice hasn’t been the best team in the AAC, but there’s been quite a few instances where they’ve been able to compete and I think this could be another one of those games where Memphis wins but Rice covers. Give me Rice and the points in this one.