Temple vs. Rice Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 1

The Temple Owls (15-13, 7-8 AAC) host the Rice Owls (11-17, 5-10 AAC) at Liacouras Center, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 1, 2026. The Rice Owls are 7.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total in the matchup is set at 143.5.

Temple fell in its most recent game 77-73 against Florida Atlantic on Thursday. Derrian Ford put up 20 points, four rebounds and two assists for Temple. Rice heads into this matchup on the heels of a 75-56 loss to South Florida on Wednesday. Cam Carroll totaled 13 points, six rebounds and two assists for Rice.

Temple vs. Rice Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Temple -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: Temple -365
• Moneyline underdog: Rice +270
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Temple vs. Rice

• Temple and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (143.5 points) 15 times this season.
• In Rice's 26 games this season, 18 finished with more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 143.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 147.9 points per game, 4.4 points more than the over/under of 143.5 for this contest.
• This game's over/under is 2.4 fewer points than the 145.9 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• Temple has a 144.7 average over/under in its games this season, 1.2 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 5.7 points lower than the average over/under in Rice's games this season of 149.2.

Betting the Spread: Temple vs. Rice

• In Temple's 27 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Temple Owls have been installed as favorites by a 7.5-point margin or more seven times and are 4-3 ATS in those matchups.
• Rice has played 26 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
• The Rice Owls have been underdogs by 7.5 points or more eight times this year and are 6-2 ATS in those contests.
• At home this season, Temple is 8-5 overall and 6-7 against the spread.
• As a 7.5-point favorite or more at home, Temple is 4-1 ATS.
• Rice is 6-5 against the spread, and 3-8 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Temple vs. Rice

• This season, Temple has won 10 out of the 16 games, or 62.5%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Temple Owls have been at least a -365 moneyline favorite six times this season and won each of those games.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 78.5% chance of a victory for Temple.
• Rice has been victorious in five, or 29.4%, of the 17 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This year, the Rice Owls have won one of eight games when listed as at least +270 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Rice has a 27% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.