Rice Owls (9-4) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-7)
Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Hurricane -2.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: Trae Broadnax and Rice visit Dwon Odom and Tulsa in AAC action Wednesday.
The Golden Hurricane have gone 5-3 at home. Tulsa ranks sixth in the AAC with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Ian Smikle averaging 2.4.
The Owls are 2-1 on the road. Rice is 3-0 in games decided by 10 or more points.
Tulsa averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game, 3.2 more made shots than the 6.1 per game Rice gives up. Rice has shot at a 41.9% clip from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points fewer than the 43.5% shooting opponents of Tulsa have averaged.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keaston Willis is shooting 41.5% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Hurricane, while averaging 14 points.
Broadnax is shooting 45.4% and averaging 14.1 points for the Owls.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Hurricane: 3-7, averaging 73.5 points, 35.4 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.
Owls: 7-3, averaging 70.4 points, 36.5 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 4.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points.
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