Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Wichita State Shockers
64 66
FINAL Conference
Rice Owls
American Conference · Charles Koch Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WICH -13.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money WICH -1050 / RICE +675
Model Predictions
Spread Total WICH win
Actual RICE +2 130 Lost
Massey WICH -20.1 (-22.1)
Massey Totals 146.8 (-16.8)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 95%
Efficiency Plus ML WICH -14.2 (-16.2) 142.0 (-12.0) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML WICH -15.1 (-17.1) 142.7 (-12.7) 90%
Baseline ML WICH -16.4 (-18.4) 144.3 (-14.3) 89%
Baseline Plus ML WICH -16.3 (-18.3) 144.3 (-14.3) 89%

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 7, 2025 WICH 6359 RICE
Mar 13, 2024 WICH 8881 RICE
Mar 3, 2024 WICH 8766 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WICH RICE
Overall 24-12 13-18
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 15-3 8-8
Away 8-5 4-9
Neutral 1-4 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 77.6 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.8 76.8
Massey 8.8 (#73) -7.6 (#284)
Bradley-Terry 0.48 (#129) -1.00 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.78 (#124) -1.48 (#257)
RPI 0.527 (#123) 0.433 (#284)
Shooting & Four Factors WICH RICE
FG% 44.6% 38.7%
3PT% 35.9% 34.5%
REB / G 40.6 35.5
OREB / G 15.0 13.4
AST / TO 1.22 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 45.8%
TOV% 14.6% 18.7%
ORB% 40.5% 33.3%
FT Rate 25.5% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 18.0%
DRB% 70.4% 64.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 28.2%

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