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UTEP vs Rice Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 04 Mar 2022
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 70-67
34-34 36-33
Position#136
Record16-12
FormLWWLL
Points / game68.9
Allowed / game66.6
UTEP 🏆
USA
vs
Rice
USA
Position#197
Record15-13
FormLLLLW
Points / game75.8
Allowed / game74.1
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Meetings · UTEP v Rice
31 Dec 2022
UTEP67
RICE72
03 Mar 2022
UTEP70
RICE67
09 Jan 2021
UTEP68
RICE71
08 Jan 2021
UTEP101
RICE89
22 Feb 2020
UTEP68
RICE62
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UTEP 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

UTEPUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UTSA Roadrunners
#312
W
59-54
59
54
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#145
W
70-68
70
68
+2
H28/01
NCAA
Florida Intl
#218
W
79-68
79
68
+11
H30/01
NCAA
Rice
#197
W
72-70
72
70
+2
A05/02
NCAA
North Texas
#15
L
58-66
58
66
-8
A08/02
NCAA
Marshall
#287
L
79-88
79
88
-9
H13/02
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#67
W
63-60
63
60
+3
A18/02
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
W
84-70
84
70
+14
A19/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#65
L
59-77
59
77
-18
A22/02
NCAA
UAB
#27
L
66-69
66
69
-3
H27/02
NCAA
1H
2H
30-20
29-34
36-38
34-30
36-38
43-30
28-30
44-40
27-27
31-39
38-39
41-49
29-28
34-32
42-32
42-38
30-43
29-34
34-27
32-42
137.9Avg total
68.9Scored
69.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)68.966.6135.5+2.457%
Season at home (15)71.364.5135.8+6.760%
Season away (13)66.268.9135.2-2.754%
Last 10 (10)68.969.0137.9-0.160%
Last 5 (5)70.272.8143.0-2.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)62.271.4133.6-9.210%
vs Similar ◀ (11)68.166.9135.0+1.264%
vs Weaker (9)76.861.9138.7+14.989%
This opponent (Rice) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Tech
#67
L
63-80
63
80
-17
A28/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
W
76-62
76
62
+14
A29/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#312
W
91-78
91
78
+13
H04/02
NCAA
UTEP
#136
L
70-72
70
72
-2
H05/02
NCAA
Jarvis Christian
#492
W
98-63
98
63
+35
H09/02
NCAA
North Texas
#15
L
44-67
44
67
-23
H12/02
NCAA
UAB
#27
L
68-92
68
92
-24
A18/02
NCAA
Florida Intl
#218
L
78-80
78
80
-2
A20/02
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#67
L
79-83
79
83
-4
H25/02
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
W
77-72 OT
77
72
+5
H27/02
NCAA
1H
2H
29-44
34-36
42-36
34-26
44-40
47-38
30-28
40-44
41-32
57-31
18-34
26-33
25-39
43-53
33-45
45-35
27-34
52-49
29-33
35-31
149.3Avg total
74.4Scored
74.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (28)75.874.1149.9+1.654%
Season at home (16)79.871.2150.9+8.669%
Season away (12)70.478.0148.4-7.633%
Last 10 (10)74.474.9149.3-0.540%
Last 5 (5)69.278.8148.0-9.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)64.176.5140.5-12.423%
vs Similar ◀ (9)78.073.7151.7+4.356%
vs Weaker (8)89.869.9159.6+19.9100%
This opponent (UTEP) is Similar. 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.8+0.81st half: -4.7-4.72nd half2nd half: -0.9-0.92nd half: +3.7+3.7
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.8+0.81st half: -4.7-4.72nd half2nd half: -0.9-0.92nd half: +3.7+3.7
UTEPRice
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
UTEPLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UTSA Roadrunners
#312
W
30-20
30
20
+10
A23/01
NCAA
Florida Atlantic
#145
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H28/01
NCAA
Florida Intl
#218
L
36-38
36
38
-2
H30/01
NCAA
Rice
#197
L
28-30
28
30
-2
A05/02
NCAA
North Texas
#15
D
27-27
27
27
+0
A08/02
NCAA
Marshall
#287
L
38-39
38
39
-1
H13/02
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#67
W
29-28
29
28
+1
A18/02
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
W
42-32
42
32
+10
A19/02
NCAA
Middle Tenn. St.
#65
L
30-43
30
43
-13
A22/02
NCAA
UAB
#27
W
34-27
34
27
+7
H27/02
NCAA
65.2Avg total
33.0Scored
32.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.331.563.8+0.843%-
Last 30 at home (15)33.731.365.1+2.447%-
Last 30 away (15)30.931.762.6-0.940%-
Last 10 (10)33.032.265.2+0.840%-
Last 5 (5)34.633.868.4+0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)28.735.163.8-6.420%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)31.030.161.1+0.936%-
vs Weaker (9)37.929.367.2+8.678%-
This opponent (Rice) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
RiceLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Tech
#67
L
29-44
29
44
-15
A28/01
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
W
42-36
42
36
+6
A29/01
NCAA
UTSA Roadrunners
#312
W
44-40
44
40
+4
H04/02
NCAA
UTEP
#136
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H05/02
NCAA
Jarvis Christian
#492
W
41-32
41
32
+9
H09/02
NCAA
North Texas
#15
L
18-34
18
34
-16
H12/02
NCAA
UAB
#27
L
25-39
25
39
-14
A18/02
NCAA
Florida Intl
#218
L
33-45
33
45
-12
A20/02
NCAA
Louisiana Tech
#67
L
27-34
27
34
-7
H25/02
NCAA
Southern Miss
#346
L
29-33
29
33
-4
H27/02
NCAA
68.3Avg total
31.8Scored
36.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.934.168.0-0.257%-
Last 30 at home (16)33.931.265.2+2.769%-
Last 30 away (14)33.937.371.1-3.443%-
Last 10 (10)31.836.568.3-4.740%-
Last 5 (5)26.437.063.4-10.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)28.335.463.7-7.131%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)38.233.471.7+4.878%-
vs Weaker (8)38.132.670.8+5.575%-
This opponent (UTEP) is Similar. 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
5
UTEP wins
1
Rice wins
DateGameScore
05/02/22Rice v UTEP70-72
10/01/21UTEP v Rice68-71
09/01/21UTEP v Rice101-89
07/03/20Rice v UTEP72-77
23/02/20UTEP v Rice68-62
24/01/20Rice v UTEP64-72
UTEPlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/02/22HUAB66-69
22/02/22AMiddle Tenn. St.59-77
19/02/22ASouthern Miss84-70
18/02/22ALouisiana Tech63-60
13/02/22HMarshall79-88
08/02/22ANorth Texas58-66
05/02/22ARice72-70
30/01/22HFlorida Intl79-68
28/01/22HFlorida Atlantic70-68
23/01/22AUTSA Roadrunners59-54
Ricelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/02/22HSouthern Miss77-72 OT
25/02/22HLouisiana Tech79-83
20/02/22AFlorida Intl78-80
18/02/22AUAB68-92
12/02/22HNorth Texas44-67
09/02/22HJarvis Christian98-63
05/02/22HUTEP70-72
04/02/22HUTSA Roadrunners91-78
29/01/22ASouthern Miss76-62
28/01/22ALouisiana Tech63-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UTEP
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL57%
HomeWWWLL60%
AwayWLWWL54%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281513
Win %57%60%54%
Points / game68.971.366.2
Allowed / game66.664.568.9
Point differential+2.4+6.7-2.7
Avg total135.5135.8135.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%40%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)50% (4)100% (3)
Overtime %4%0%8%
Rice
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW54%
HomeLWLLW69%
AwayWLWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games281612
Win %54%69%33%
Points / game75.879.870.4
Allowed / game74.171.278.0
Point differential+1.6+8.6-7.6
Avg total149.9150.9148.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%38%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)57% (7)33% (3)
Overtime %7%12%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

Conference USA conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 New Mexico State2923679%73.966.0+8.0
2 Middle Tenn. St.3022873%74.366.3+8.0
3 Louisiana Tech2820871%77.468.9+8.5
4 Missouri State3122971%77.868.3+9.5
5 Jacksonville State3021970%74.767.2+7.5
6 Liberty32221069%74.163.8+10.3
7 Delaware30191163%75.271.3+3.9
8 Western Kentucky30181260%76.069.5+6.4
9 Sam Houston St.31181358%69.163.7+5.3
10 UTEP28161257%68.966.6+2.4
11 Kennesaw State31131842%74.871.2+3.6
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 -).
American Conference conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 North Texas2723485%65.755.1+10.7
2 UAB3023777%79.764.8+15.0
3 Memphis2617965%76.268.9+7.3
4 Temple27161159%66.767.1-0.4
5 Florida Atlantic30171357%73.767.5+6.2
6 Charlotte29161355%70.371.3-1.0
7 Wichita State26141254%68.566.3+2.2
8 Rice28151354%75.874.1+1.6
9 East Carolina28151354%69.270.9-1.6
10 Tulane26131350%73.871.5+2.2
11 Tulsa2891932%67.369.5-2.1
12 UTSA Roadrunners3092130%66.972.5-5.6
13 South Florida2882029%57.664.4-6.9
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
UTEP343670
Rice343367
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