I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Florida Atlantic Owls
75 73
FINAL Conference
Rice Owls
American Conference · Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena · January 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money FAU -600 / RICE +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAU win
Actual FAU +2 148 Won
Massey FAU -8.5 (-6.5)
Massey Totals 153.0 (-5.0)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 80%
Efficiency Plus ML FAU -7.8 (-5.8) 148.8 (-0.8) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -5.7 (-3.7) 147.5 (+0.5) 75%
Baseline ML FAU -6.1 (-4.1) 147.7 (+0.3) 74%
Baseline Plus ML FAU -5.7 (-3.7) 146.8 (+1.2) 74%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 12, 2026 RICE 8173 FAU
Jan 25, 2024 FAU 6956 RICE
Mar 3, 2023 FAU 10374 RICE
Feb 10, 2023 FAU 9081 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FAU RICE
Overall 18-16 13-19
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 8-5 7-8
Away 6-7 4-8
Neutral 4-4 2-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L4
Avg Pts For 78.1 70.4
Avg Pts Against 76.4 70.3
Massey 3.3 (#113) -1.6 (#190)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#148) 0.05 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#126) -0.01 (#178)
RPI 0.544 (#91) 0.484 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors FAU RICE
FG% 45.9% 42.6%
3PT% 33.9% 32.3%
REB / G 36.1 39.2
OREB / G 10.7 12.3
AST / TO 1.33 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 49.0%
TOV% 16.5% 19.4%
ORB% 28.9% 34.3%
FT Rate 22.8% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.5%
DRB% 67.6% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 25.8%

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