Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Rice Owls
86 – 83 2OT
FINAL Conference
North Texas Mean Green
American Conference · Tudor Fieldhouse · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UNT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money RICE -102 / UNT -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual RICE +3 169 Won
Massey UNT -2.5 (+5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 131.6 (+37.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UNT -1.9 (+4.9) 134.7 (+34.3) 36% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNT -2.3 (+5.3) 134.3 (+34.7) 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UNT -1.9 (+4.9) 133.1 (+35.9) 41% ✗
Baseline ML UNT -2.2 (+5.2) 133.3 (+35.7) 35% ✗

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 62 – 58 RICE
Feb 12, 2025 UNT 67 – 61 RICE
Jan 9, 2025 UNT 81 – 59 RICE
Mar 10, 2024 UNT 71 – 55 RICE
Feb 5, 2023 UNT 74 – 64 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RICE UNT
Overall 13-18 19-14
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 8-8 12-5
Away 4-9 5-7
Neutral 1-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 69.2
Avg Pts Against 76.8 68.2
Massey -5.5 (#254) -0.0 (#167)
Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#250) -0.08 (#182)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.32 (#261) -0.10 (#174)
RPI 0.442 (#282) 0.480 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE UNT
FG% 41.0% 41.1%
3PT% 35.9% 29.5%
REB / G 35.9 33.8
OREB / G 13.5 11.6
AST / TO 0.89 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.5% 46.2%
TOV% 18.1% 18.3%
ORB% 35.1% 32.8%
FT Rate 25.3% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 21.7%
DRB% 64.9% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 30.4% 34.3%

Game Analysis

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