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Rice Owls
73 – 74
FINAL Conference
Charlotte 49ers
American Conference · Tudor Fieldhouse · January 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CLT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money RICE -105 / CLT -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual CLT +1 147 Lost
Massey CLT -2.6 (+1.6) — —
Massey Totals — 144.2 (+2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CLT -2.6 (+1.6) 142.7 (+4.3) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CLT -2.2 (+1.2) 141.1 (+5.9) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CLT -2.6 (+1.6) 141.8 (+5.2) 39% ✓
Baseline ML CLT -3.0 (+2.0) 144.8 (+2.2) 39% ✓

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 31, 2026 CLT 80 – 70 RICE
Mar 12, 2025 CLT 64 – 61 RICE
Feb 8, 2025 CLT 78 – 75 RICE
Jan 4, 2025 RICE 68 – 55 CLT
Mar 7, 2024 CLT 69 – 64 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RICE CLT
Overall 13-18 17-17
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 8-8 11-6
Away 4-9 4-8
Neutral 1-1 2-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 73.0
Avg Pts Against 76.8 74.3
Massey -6.5 (#260) -0.4 (#173)
Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#227) -0.56 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#248) -0.52 (#203)
RPI 0.455 (#255) 0.475 (#220)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE CLT
FG% 39.2% 44.3%
3PT% 33.6% 35.2%
REB / G 35.9 35.7
OREB / G 13.1 12.5
AST / TO 0.80 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 52.0%
TOV% 18.4% 17.6%
ORB% 32.9% 36.9%
FT Rate 26.2% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.5%
DRB% 64.8% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 26.7%

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