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The Temple Owls (15-13, 7-8 AAC) bring a five-game losing streak into a home matchup with the Rice Owls (11-17, 5-10 AAC), losers of three straight.
The Temple Owls are currently strong 7-point favorites over the Rice Owls. A 141.5-point total has been set for the game.
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Temple vs. Rice Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Sunday, March 1, 2026
- Game time: 2 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN+
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Arena: Liacouras Center
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Temple vs. Rice Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: Temple (-7)
- Moneyline: Temple (-287), Rice (+227)
- Total: 141.5 points
Pick ATS:Rice (+7)
- Pick OU: Over (141.5)
- Prediction: Temple 77, Rice 70
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Temple vs. Rice Comparison
| Temple Rank | Temple Stat | Rice Stat | Rice Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238th | 73.9 | Points Scored | 74.0 | 235th |
| 95th | 70.8 | Points Allowed | 75.1 | 223rd |
| 279th | 12.5 | Assists | 12.1 | 305th |
| 4th | 8.4 | Turnovers | 11.9 | 268th |
| 232nd | 44.4% | Field Goal % | 42.0% | 326th |
| 189th | 44.4% | Field Goal % Allowed | 44.0% | 163rd |
Temple Key Players
- Derrian Ford leads the Temple Owls in scoring, tallying 18.0 points per game to go with 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
- Temple's leading rebounder is Gavin Griffiths averaging 5.1 boards per game and its best passer is Jordan Mason, averaging 4.2 assists per game.
- Griffiths makes more threes per game than any other member of the Temple Owls, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
- Aiden Tobiason is Temple's leader in steals, averaging 1.3 steals per game, while Griffiths leads them in blocks with 2.0 per contest.
Rice Key Players
- Trae Broadnax paces the Rice Owls scoring, rebounding and assists leaderboards, collecting 16.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
- Nick Anderson is reliable from distance and leads the Rice Owls with 2.6 made threes per game.
- Broadnax (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Rice while Stephen Faramade (1.1 blocks per game) is the block leader.
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