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Temple Owls
74 80
FINAL Conference
Rice Owls
American Conference · Liacouras Center · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TEM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money TEM -285 / RICE +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual RICE +6 154 Lost
Massey TEM -8.1 (-14.1)
Massey Totals 146.7 (+7.3)
Bradley-Terry 77%
Weighted B-T 82%
Efficiency Plus ML TEM -5.4 (-11.4) 142.3 (+11.7) 71%
Baseline Tuned ML TEM -6.9 (-12.9) 141.5 (+12.5) 75%
Baseline ML TEM -6.6 (-12.6) 142.1 (+11.9) 77%
Baseline Plus ML TEM -7.5 (-13.5) 143.5 (+10.5) 79%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 TEM 6965 RICE
Jan 11, 2025 TEM 7370 RICE
Feb 29, 2024 TEM 6543 RICE
Jan 20, 2024 RICE 6966 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM RICE
Overall 16-16 13-18
Conference 8-10 7-11
Home 10-6 8-8
Away 5-6 4-9
Neutral 1-4 1-1
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L2 W1
Avg Pts For 73.0 72.0
Avg Pts Against 71.2 76.8
Massey -0.1 (#166) -5.2 (#250)
Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#184) -0.85 (#242)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#183) -1.20 (#255)
RPI 0.489 (#209) 0.455 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM RICE
FG% 43.8% 40.9%
3PT% 33.6% 35.1%
REB / G 33.5 36.6
OREB / G 10.3 13.6
AST / TO 1.35 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 48.4%
TOV% 13.7% 18.3%
ORB% 30.3% 34.9%
FT Rate 30.9% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 16.1%
DRB% 68.8% 65.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 30.1%

Game Analysis

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