SFA vs. Rice Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 14

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (3-0) host the Rice Owls (1-2) at William R. Johnson Coliseum, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 14, 2026. The Owls are 11.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is 148.5 for the matchup.

In its last outing on Wednesday, SFA secured a 76-71 win against Abilene Christian. Erik Makke's team-high 21 points led SFA in the win. Rice heads into this matchup on the heels of a 91-73 loss to Stanford on Monday. Jaxson Thompson's team-leading 14 points paced Rice in the loss.

SFA vs. Rice Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: William R. Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas
• Spread favorite: SFA -11.5
• Moneyline favorite: SFA -1031
• Moneyline underdog: Rice +575
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: SFA vs. Rice

• SFA played 10 games with more than 148.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total, last season.
• Last season, 16 of Rice's 29 games had a combined total higher than 148.5 points scored.
• These teams averaged a combined 150.5 points per game a season ago, 2.0 more points than the over/under of 148.5 set for this matchup.
• The Lumberjacks and the Owls saw their opponents average a combined 7.4 fewer points per game last season than the over/under of 148.5 set in this outing.
• SFA's average point total in outings last year was 143.2, 5.3 points below the total in this game.
• The average point total for Rice in 2025 was the same as this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: SFA vs. Rice

• SFA won 22 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover nine times.
• The Lumberjacks covered the spread twice when favored by 11.5 points or more last season (in six opportunities).
• Rice went 16-13-0 ATS last season.
• When playing as at least 11.5-point underdogs last year, the Owls had an ATS record of 3-2.
• At home last year, SFA was 13-1 overall and 10-4 against the spread.
• At home last season, as a 11.5-point favorite or more, SFA had two wins ATS (2-4).
• Last season away from home, Rice was 8-5 against the spread and 4-9 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: SFA vs. Rice

• SFA won 91.7% of the games last season in which it was favored on the moneyline (22-2).
• The Lumberjacks won all five games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1031 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, SFA's implied win probability is 91.2%.
• Rice was an underdog 19 times last season and won six, or 31.6%, of those games.
• The Owls had a record of 1-3 in games where bookmakers had them as underdogs of at least +575 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 14.8% chance of a victory for Rice.