Sometimes we're not prepared for adversity. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - The Cannonball Adderley Quartet
Rice Owls
64 74
FINAL Conference
North Texas Mean Green
Conference USA · Tudor Fieldhouse · February 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UNT -4.5 Away covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money RICE +210 / UNT -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual UNT +10 138 Lost
Massey UNT -3.1 (-6.9)
Massey Totals 130.5 (+7.5)
Bradley-Terry 34%
Weighted B-T 28%
Efficiency Plus ML UNT -4.2 (-5.8) 131.8 (+6.2) 24%
Baseline Tuned ML UNT -2.4 (-7.6) 133.7 (+4.3) 40%
Baseline ML UNT -2.5 (-7.5) 132.2 (+5.8) 29%
Baseline Plus ML UNT -3.1 (-6.9) 131.2 (+6.8) 30%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 5, 2026 UNT 6258 RICE
Feb 5, 2026 RICE 8683 UNT
Feb 12, 2025 UNT 6761 RICE
Jan 9, 2025 UNT 8159 RICE
Mar 10, 2024 UNT 7155 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RICE UNT
Overall 19-16 31-7
Conference 8-12 16-4
Home 11-7 14-2
Away 6-7 10-3
Neutral 2-2 7-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 W5
Avg Pts For 75.2 64.5
Avg Pts Against 78.6 56.3
Massey 0.2 (#162) 6.9 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 0.65 (#118) 1.94 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#134) 2.13 (#52)
RPI 0.520 (#139) 0.596 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE UNT
FG% 46.8% 41.5%
3PT% 35.3% 35.2%
REB / G 35.2 32.5
OREB / G 8.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.09 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 49.0%
TOV% 19.5% 19.7%
ORB% 25.7% 33.7%
FT Rate 26.7% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 21.7%
DRB% 74.2% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 15.7% 31.1%

Game Analysis

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