Rice vs. East Carolina Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 14

The Rice Owls (11-14, 5-7 AAC) host the East Carolina Pirates (8-16, 3-8 AAC) at Tudor Fieldhouse, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 14, 2026. The Pirates are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

Rice heads into this contest after an 81-73 win over Florida Atlantic on Wednesday. In Rice's win, Nick Anderson led the way with a team-high 23 points (adding three rebounds and two assists). In its last matchup on Wednesday, East Carolina secured an 88-72 win over UTSA. Jordan Riley's team-high 19 points paced East Carolina in the victory.

Rice vs. East Carolina Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: Rice -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Rice -190
• Moneyline underdog: East Carolina +155
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Rice vs. East Carolina

• A total of 13 of Rice's games this season have gone over Saturday's over/under of 146.5 points.
• This season, 11 of East Carolina's games have ended with a combined score higher than 146.5 points.
• The Owls average 74.7 points per game against the Pirates' 69.7, amounting to 2.1 points under the matchup's over/under of 146.5.
• The 150.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 4.4 more than the 146.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Rice has seen a 149.2-point over/under in its games this season, 2.7 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 0.4 points more than the average over/under in East Carolina's games this season (146.1 points).

Betting the Spread: Rice vs. East Carolina

• In Rice's 23 games this season, it has 14 wins against the spread.
• The Owls have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 4.5 points or more (in four chances).
• In East Carolina's 23 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This season, the Pirates have an against-the-spread record of 5-6 in their 11 games as an underdog of 4.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Rice is 7-4 against the spread and 5-6 overall.
• At home, Rice is winless ATS (0-2) as a 4.5-point favorite or greater.
• East Carolina is 3-5 against the spread, and 2-6 overall, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Rice vs. East Carolina

• Rice has been the moneyline favorite in eight games this season and won four (50%) of those contests.
• The Owls have a record of 3-1 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -190 on the moneyline.
• Rice has a 65.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• East Carolina has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 13 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (15.4%) in those games.
• This season, the Pirates have come away with a win two times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or worse on the moneyline.
• East Carolina has an implied victory probability of 39.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.