Rice vs. Charlotte Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 11

The Rice Owls (7-9, 1-2 AAC) host the Charlotte 49ers (8-8, 2-1 AAC) at Tudor Fieldhouse, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The Owls are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has a point total of 139.5.

In its most recent outing on Wednesday, Rice earned a 66-64 win against Wichita State. In the win, Trae Broadnax paced Rice with 22 points. Charlotte's most recent contest on Wednesday ended in a 74-58 victory over UTSA. Ben Bradford recorded 18 points, five rebounds and one assist for Charlotte.

Rice vs. Charlotte Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: Rice -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Rice -118
• Moneyline underdog: Charlotte -102
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Rice vs. Charlotte

• Rice and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's total (139.5 points) 11 times this season.
• There have been eight Charlotte games that ended with a combined score over 139.5 points this season.
• The Owls average 73.4 points per game against the 49ers' 74.3, amounting to 8.2 points over the contest's over/under of 139.5.
• The 146.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 7.0 more than the 139.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, Rice has had a 146.9-point over/under in its games this season, 7.4 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 7.8 points separates the average over/under in Charlotte's games (147.3 points) and this contest's over/under (139.5).

Betting the Spread: Rice vs. Charlotte

• Against the spread, Rice is 7-7-0 this season.
• The Owls have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 1.5 points or more (in six chances).
• In Charlotte's 15 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The 49ers have been underdogs by 1.5 points or more seven times this season and are 3-4 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this year, Rice is 3-3 overall and 3-3 against the spread.
• At home, Rice has one win ATS (1-3) as a 1.5-point favorite or more.
• Charlotte is 1-3 overall, with two wins against the spread, in away games.
• Charlotte is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 1.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Rice vs. Charlotte

• Rice has won three of the six games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Owls have a record of 3-3 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -118 on the moneyline.
• Rice has a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Charlotte has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in seven games this year and has walked away with the win one time (14.3%) in those games.
• This season, the 49ers have been victorious one time in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Charlotte has a 50.5% chance of walking away with the win.