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Rice vs North Texas Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 05 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 86-83 (OT)
25-34 40-31 21-18
Position#268
Record9-13
FormWLLWL
Points / game74.3
Allowed / game74.4
Rice 🏆
USA
vs
Position#138
Record12-10
FormWWLLL
Points / game69.6
Allowed / game65.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Rice winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
North Texas winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pepperdine
#347
L
62-84
62
84
-22
A21/12
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
48-97
48
97
-49
A31/12
NCAA
Memphis
#277
L
70-76
70
76
-6
H03/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#71
W
66-64
66
64
+2
A08/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#216
L
73-74
73
74
-1
H11/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
89-73
89
73
+16
A15/01
NCAA
Temple
#205
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H22/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
81-87
81
87
-6
H24/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
W
83-77
83
77
+6
A29/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#216
L
70-80
70
80
-10
A31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
29-36
33-48
27-40
21-57
32-31
38-45
28-25
38-39
31-33
42-41
51-40
38-33
32-33
33-36
31-51
50-36
33-33
50-44
30-37
40-43
148.8Avg total
70.7Scored
78.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)74.374.4148.7-0.041%
Season at home (12)78.469.7148.1+8.850%
Season away (10)69.480.0149.4-10.630%
Last 10 (10)70.778.1148.8-7.430%
Last 5 (5)77.677.2154.8+0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)71.982.5154.4-10.518%
vs Similar (14)68.170.9139.1-2.829%
vs Weaker (5)87.463.8151.2+23.680%
This opponent (North Texas) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
North TexasUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Science & Arts (OK)
#652
W
109-56
109
56
+53
H22/12
NCAA
Memphis
#277
L
48-57
48
57
-9
A31/12
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
W
72-67
72
67
+5
H04/01
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
70-74
70
74
-4
H08/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#71
L
67-78
67
78
-11
A11/01
NCAA
Tulane
#173
W
71-63
71
63
+8
A18/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
81-62
81
62
+19
H22/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
59-63
59
63
-4
H23/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
66-82
66
82
-16
A29/01
NCAA
UAB
#99
L
68-72
68
72
-4
H01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
51-33
58-23
18-28
30-29
27-28
45-39
30-25
40-49
27-37
40-41
35-30
36-33
45-23
36-39
23-28
36-35
28-33
38-49
37-34
31-38
138.5Avg total
71.1Scored
67.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (22)69.665.7135.3+3.955%
Season at home (13)75.764.4140.1+11.369%
Season away (9)60.867.6128.3-6.833%
Last 10 (10)71.167.4138.5+3.740%
Last 5 (5)69.068.4137.4+0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)63.771.5135.2-7.833%
vs Similar (9)64.265.7129.9-1.444%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)71.162.7133.8+8.469%
This opponent (Rice) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -3.5-3.51st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: -3.9-3.92nd half: +1.5+1.5
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -3.5-3.51st half: +2.2+2.22nd half2nd half: -3.9-3.92nd half: +1.5+1.5
RiceNorth Texas
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Pepperdine
#347
L
29-36
29
36
-7
A21/12
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
27-40
27
40
-13
A31/12
NCAA
Memphis
#277
W
32-31
32
31
+1
H03/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#71
W
28-25
28
25
+3
A08/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#216
L
31-33
31
33
-2
H11/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
51-40
51
40
+11
A15/01
NCAA
Temple
#205
L
32-33
32
33
-1
H22/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
31-51
31
51
-20
H24/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
D
33-33
33
33
+0
A29/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#216
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A31/01
NCAA
68.3Avg total
32.4Scored
35.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.532.967.4+1.647%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.731.868.5+4.953%-
Last 30 away (13)31.634.365.9-2.738%-
Last 10 (10)32.435.968.3-3.530%-
Last 5 (5)35.438.874.2-3.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)32.038.370.3-6.318%-
vs Similar (14)32.629.562.1+3.164%-
vs Weaker (5)45.230.475.6+14.860%-
This opponent (North Texas) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
North TexasLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Science & Arts (OK)
#652
W
51-33
51
33
+18
H22/12
NCAA
Memphis
#277
L
18-28
18
28
-10
A31/12
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
27-28
27
28
-1
H04/01
NCAA
South Florida
#40
W
30-25
30
25
+5
H08/01
NCAA
Wichita State
#71
L
27-37
27
37
-10
A11/01
NCAA
Tulane
#173
W
35-30
35
30
+5
A18/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
45-23
45
23
+22
H22/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
L
23-28
23
28
-5
H23/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A29/01
NCAA
UAB
#99
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H01/02
NCAA
62.0Avg total
32.1Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.829.960.6+0.957%-
Last 30 at home (18)32.829.962.8+2.961%-
Last 30 away (12)27.729.857.4-2.150%-
Last 10 (10)32.129.962.0+2.250%-
Last 5 (5)33.629.663.2+4.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)28.232.560.7-4.350%-
vs Similar (9)29.630.259.8-0.756%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)31.227.859.0+3.362%-
This opponent (Rice) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Rice wins
9
North Texas wins
DateGameScore
12/02/25Rice v North Texas61-67
09/01/25North Texas v Rice81-59
10/03/24Rice v North Texas55-71
05/02/23Rice v North Texas64-74
20/01/23North Texas v Rice60-72
10/03/22North Texas v Rice68-50
12/02/22Rice v North Texas44-67
01/01/22North Texas v Rice75-43
31/01/21North Texas v Rice79-53
29/01/21Rice v North Texas74-79
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/26ACharlotte70-80
29/01/26AEast Carolina83-77
24/01/26HTulsa81-87
22/01/26HTemple65-69
15/01/26AUTSA Roadrunners89-73
11/01/26HCharlotte73-74
08/01/26AWichita State66-64
03/01/26HMemphis70-76
31/12/25ATulsa48-97
21/12/25APepperdine62-84
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/26HUAB68-72
29/01/26ATulsa66-82
23/01/26HEast Carolina59-63
22/01/26HUTSA Roadrunners81-62
18/01/26ATulane71-63
11/01/26AWichita State67-78
08/01/26HSouth Florida70-74
04/01/26HTulsa72-67
31/12/25AMemphis48-57
22/12/25HScience & Arts (OK)109-56

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rice
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL41%
HomeWLLLL50%
AwayLWWWL30%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games221210
Win %41%50%30%
Points / game74.378.469.4
Allowed / game74.469.780.0
Point differential-0.0+8.8-10.6
Avg total148.7148.1149.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%25%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won43% (7)50% (4)33% (3)
Overtime %9%0%20%
North Texas
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL55%
HomeWLWLL69%
AwayLLLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22139
Win %55%69%33%
Points / game69.675.760.8
Allowed / game65.764.467.6
Point differential+3.9+11.3-6.8
Avg total135.3140.1128.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%38%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)50% (6)50% (4)
Overtime %5%8%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

American Conference conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Tulsa2320387%87.572.6+14.9
2 South Florida2315865%90.479.4+11.0
3 UAB2214864%81.974.9+7.0
4 Temple2214864%75.470.3+5.1
5 Wichita State2314961%77.970.3+7.6
6 Tulane2213959%73.874.7-0.9
7 Florida Atlantic24141058%81.474.8+6.6
8 Charlotte23131057%74.273.3+0.8
9 North Texas22121055%69.665.7+3.9
10 Memphis21101148%74.273.1+1.1
11 Rice2291341%74.374.4-0.0
12 East Carolina2271532%68.776.4-7.7
13 UTSA Roadrunners2241818%69.180.4-11.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HOTFinal
Rice25402186
North Texas34311883
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