North Texas vs. Rice Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 4

The North Texas Mean Green (12-10, 3-6 AAC) take the court against the Rice Owls (9-13, 3-6 AAC) as just 2.5-point favorites on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup's over/under is set at 133.5.

In its last outing on Saturday, North Texas suffered a 72-68 loss to UAB. Je'Shawn Stevenson put up 21 points, one rebound and two assists for North Texas. Rice's last game was an 80-70 loss to Charlotte on Friday. Nick Anderson's team-high 18 points paced Rice in the losing effort.

North Texas vs. Rice Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: North Texas -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: North Texas -140
• Moneyline underdog: Rice +118
• Over/Under: 133.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: North Texas vs. Rice

• This season, 10 of North Texas' 20 games have gone over Wednesday's total of 133.5 points.
• In Rice's 20 games this season, 18 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's over/under of 133.5.
• The point total for the contest of 133.5 is 10.4 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Mean Green (69.6) and Owls (74.3).
• This game's total is 6.6 less than the 140.1 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• North Texas has a 135.3 average over/under in its games this season, 1.8 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 15.2 points separates the average over/under in Rice's games (148.7 points) and this game's over/under (133.5).

Betting the Spread: North Texas vs. Rice

• North Texas has played 20 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Mean Green have an against-the-spread record of 3-4 in their seven games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Rice is 11-9-0 this season.
• The Owls have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more 10 times this year and are 6-4 ATS in those matchups.
• Rice is 5-4 against the spread, and 3-6 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 2.5-point underdog or more, Rice has one win ATS (1-3).
• Away from home, North Texas is 2-5 overall and 4-3 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: North Texas vs. Rice

• North Texas has been the moneyline favorite in eight games this season and won six (75%) of those contests.
• This season, the Mean Green have won six of their seven games when favored by at least -140 on the moneyline.
• North Texas has a 58.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Rice has won in three, or 25%, of the 12 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Owls have been victorious two times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +118 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Rice has a 45.9% chance of pulling out a win.