Rice vs. Texas State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 3

The Rice Owls (3-6) host the Texas State Bobcats (6-4) at Tudor Fieldhouse, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. The Bobcats are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is 135.5.

Rice heads into this game after an 81-62 victory against Oral Roberts on Wednesday. Nick Anderson totaled 22 points, six rebounds and one assist for Rice. Texas State lost its last game 78-74 in OT against Lehigh on Saturday. DJ Hall's team-high 23 points paced Texas State in the loss.

Rice vs. Texas State Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: Rice -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Rice -170
• Moneyline underdog: Texas State +140
• Over/Under: 135.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Rice vs. Texas State

• Rice and its opponents have combined to exceed Wednesday's over/under of 135.5 points six times this season.
• Four of Texas State's games have ended with a combined score over 135.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 149.3 points per game, 13.8 points more than the over/under of 135.5 for this matchup.
• This game's total is 2.1 less than the 137.6 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Rice has seen a 148.9 average over/under in its games this season, 13.4 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Texas State's games have an average over/under of 138.0 points this season, 2.5 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Rice vs. Texas State

• In Rice's eight games this season, it has three wins against the spread.
• This season, the Owls have just one ATS win in four games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• In Texas State's eight games this year, it has five wins against the spread.
• The Bobcats have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more three times this year and covered the spread once.
• Rice has not covered the spread at home, and is 1-2 overall there, this season.
• At home, Rice is winless ATS (0-3) as a 2.5-point favorite or greater.

Betting the Moneyline: Rice vs. Texas State

• Rice has won two of the four games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Owls have entered three games this season favored by -170 or more and are 2-1 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from Rice, based on the moneyline, is 63%.
• Texas State has been moneyline underdogs in three games this season, however, it has failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
• This season, the Bobcats have been a moneyline underdog of -170 or more three times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Texas State has a 41.7% chance of walking away with the win.