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UAB vs Rice Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 08 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 20:00
Final 71-65
34-33 37-32
Position#99
Record14-9
FormLLWWL
Points / game81.8
Allowed / game75.6
UAB 🏆
USA
vs
Rice
USA
Position#268
Record10-13
FormLLWLW
Points / game74.8
Allowed / game74.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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RICE57
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RICE68
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RICE60
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RICE74
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RICE68
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RICE86
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UABUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wichita State
#71
L
70-75
70
75
-5
H31/12
NCAA
South Florida
#40
W
109-106 OT
109
106
+3
A04/01
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
L
71-76
71
76
-5
H08/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
W
87-85 OT
87
85
+2
A11/01
NCAA
Tulane
#173
W
82-69
82
69
+13
A15/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
77-99
77
99
-22
H18/01
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
69-82
69
82
-13
H23/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
83-73
83
73
+10
A29/01
NCAA
North Texas
#138
W
72-68
72
68
+4
A01/02
NCAA
Memphis
#277
L
80-90
80
90
-10
H06/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-29
28-46
36-38
47-45
33-40
38-36
39-37
40-42
38-29
44-40
37-46
40-53
34-45
35-37
38-36
45-37
34-37
38-31
35-44
45-46
162.3Avg total
80.0Scored
82.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)81.875.6157.4+6.361%
Season at home (14)83.173.2156.3+9.950%
Season away (9)79.979.2159.1+0.778%
Last 10 (10)80.082.3162.3-2.350%
Last 5 (5)76.282.4158.6-6.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)86.889.0175.8-2.260%
vs Similar (12)72.877.2149.9-4.433%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)86.769.5156.2+17.283%
This opponent (Rice) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
North Texas
#138
W
86-83 OT
86
83
+3
H05/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
25-34
40-31
151.1Avg total
73.1Scored
78.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)74.874.7149.6+0.143%
Season at home (13)79.070.7149.7+8.354%
Season away (10)69.480.0149.4-10.630%
Last 10 (10)73.178.0151.1-4.940%
Last 5 (5)77.079.2156.2-2.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)74.283.9158.1-9.727%
vs Similar (14)68.170.9139.1-2.829%
vs Weaker (5)87.463.8151.2+23.680%
This opponent (UAB) is Stronger. 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: -1.5-1.51st half: -3.7-3.72nd half2nd half: -1.3-1.32nd half: -1.5-1.5
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: -1.5-1.51st half: -3.7-3.72nd half2nd half: -1.3-1.32nd half: -1.5-1.5
UABRice
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
UABLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wichita State
#71
W
42-29
42
29
+13
H31/12
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
36-38
36
38
-2
A04/01
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#164
L
33-40
33
40
-7
H08/01
NCAA
East Carolina
#310
W
39-37
39
37
+2
A11/01
NCAA
Tulane
#173
W
38-29
38
29
+9
A15/01
NCAA
Tulsa
#23
L
37-46
37
46
-9
H18/01
NCAA
South Florida
#40
L
34-45
34
45
-11
H23/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#365
W
38-36
38
36
+2
A29/01
NCAA
North Texas
#138
L
34-37
34
37
-3
A01/02
NCAA
Memphis
#277
L
35-44
35
44
-9
H06/02
NCAA
74.7Avg total
36.6Scored
38.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.134.672.7+3.563%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.035.076.0+6.060%-
Last 30 away (15)35.234.369.5+0.967%-
Last 10 (10)36.638.174.7-1.540%-
Last 5 (5)35.641.677.2-6.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)35.842.278.0-6.40%-
vs Similar (12)35.432.968.3+2.575%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)42.233.375.6+8.983%-
This opponent (Rice) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
North Texas
#138
L
25-34
25
34
-9
H05/02
NCAA
67.7Avg total
32.0Scored
35.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.433.067.4+1.447%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.531.968.5+4.653%-
Last 30 away (13)31.634.365.9-2.738%-
Last 10 (10)32.035.767.7-3.730%-
Last 5 (5)30.237.667.8-7.40%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)31.738.570.3-6.818%-
vs Similar (14)32.629.562.1+3.164%-
vs Weaker (5)45.230.475.6+14.860%-
This opponent (UAB) is Stronger. 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
8
UAB wins
2
Rice wins
DateGameScore
20/02/25Rice v UAB89-90
22/02/24UAB v Rice71-94
10/03/23UAB v Rice87-60
24/02/23UAB v Rice85-57
28/01/23Rice v UAB52-70
18/02/22UAB v Rice92-68
08/01/22Rice v UAB85-80
12/03/21UAB v Rice73-60
23/01/21UAB v Rice86-74
23/01/21UAB v Rice78-68
UABlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/02/26HMemphis80-90
01/02/26ANorth Texas72-68
29/01/26AUTSA Roadrunners83-73
23/01/26HSouth Florida69-82
18/01/26HTulsa77-99
15/01/26ATulane82-69
11/01/26AEast Carolina87-85 OT
08/01/26HFlorida Atlantic71-76
04/01/26ASouth Florida109-106 OT
31/12/25HWichita State70-75
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/02/26HNorth Texas86-83 OT
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UAB
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWL61%
HomeLLLLL50%
AwayWWWWW78%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23149
Win %61%50%78%
Points / game81.883.179.9
Allowed / game75.673.279.2
Point differential+6.3+9.9+0.7
Avg total157.4156.3159.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+35%43%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)0% (4)100% (4)
Overtime %9%0%22%
Rice
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW43%
HomeLLLLW54%
AwayLWWWL30%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231310
Win %43%54%30%
Points / game74.879.069.4
Allowed / game74.770.780.0
Point differential+0.1+8.3-10.6
Avg total149.6149.7149.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%23%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)60% (5)33% (3)
Overtime %13%8%20%
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 Tulsa2420483%86.972.9+14.0
2 South Florida2416867%90.079.2+10.8
3 Temple2315865%75.670.4+5.2
4 Wichita State2415962%77.869.9+7.8
5 UAB2314961%81.875.6+6.3
6 Florida Atlantic24141058%81.474.8+6.6
7 Tulane23131057%73.374.7-1.5
8 North Texas24131154%70.666.2+4.4
9 Charlotte24131154%73.373.5-0.2
10 Memphis23121152%75.072.6+2.4
11 Rice23101343%74.874.7+0.1
12 East Carolina2371630%68.976.6-7.7
13 UTSA Roadrunners2341917%68.780.4-11.7
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

Team1H2HFinal
UAB343771
Rice333265
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