Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Prediction
🔈Which players can take on leadership in defense? The names of the best defenders will become known after the showdown between the teams Rice Owls and UTSA Roadrunners, which will take place on 8 March at 19:00 in the "NCAA (M)" tournament. After a thorough analysis of the match, we are ready to share our predictions regarding its possible outcome.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Rice Owls and UTSA Roadrunners:
- played 16 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 7 for today's home team and 9 for the guests;
- the home team averages 79 points per match, the guests - 81.63;
- average total match points - 160.63.
The last confrontation took place on 15 January 2026 at the venue of UTSA Roadrunners and ended with a score of 73:89.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Rice Owls Team Overview
🏆This season, Rice Owls has stepped onto the court for 30 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 12 victories, 18 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Rice Owls boasts a success rate of 40%, while their defeats account for 60% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 148.37 points, with an average of 73.7 points per match and conceding 74.67 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 77.44 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 72 points per game.
Match Results: Rice Owls

UTSA Roadrunners Team Overview
🏆This season, UTSA Roadrunners has stepped onto the court for 29 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 5 victories, 24 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, UTSA Roadrunners boasts a success rate of 17.24%, while their defeats account for 82.76% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 150.17 points, with an average of 69.41 points per match and conceding 80.76 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 70.92 points per game, misses on average 90.69 points per meeting.
Match Results: UTSA Roadrunners
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 16;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 3; for the visitors on the road - 4;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 67.44;
- Today's home team averages 33.75, while the visitors average 33.69.
First Quarter Stats: Rice Owls (home) vs UTSA Roadrunners (away)
- Tournament matches played: 16 vs 13;
- Number of wins: 8 (50%) vs 2 (15.38%);
- Number of losses: 8 (50%) vs 11 (84.62%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 36.31 vs 31.77;
- Average points conceded: 32.63 vs 44.23.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 2 vs 4;
- Number of losses: 7 vs 6;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 66.4 (scored - 32.7, conceded - 33.7) vs 74.6 (scored - 35.1, conceded - 39.5).
- UTSA Roadrunners lost the 1st quarter in 10 of last 11 away games (NCAA (M)).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 16;
- number of wins for the home team - 7, for the away team - 9.
Statistics: Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners
- number of tournament matches played: 30 vs 29;
- number of wins: 12 (40%) vs 5 (17.24%);
- number of losses: 18 (60%) vs 24 (82.76%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 8;
- number of away wins for the away team: 2.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 4 vs 1;
- number of losses: 6 vs 9;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
- UTSA Roadrunners won with a +13.5 points handicap in 8 of last 9 away games against Rice Owls.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 79, for the away team - 81.63;
- average total points in H2H matches - 160.63.
Statistics: Rice Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners
- average total in the tournament: 148.37 vs 150.17;
- average total points scored: 73.7 vs 69.41;
- average total points conceded: 74.67 vs 80.76;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 72.83 vs 69.41;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 0 vs 0;
- Rice Owls: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 77.44;
- UTSA Roadrunners: average total points scored away in the tournament - 70.92;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 72.9 (home - 74.5) vs 71.7 (away - 80.5).
- UTSA Roadrunners have scored over 69.5 points in 8 of last 9 away games against Rice Owls.
Editorial Prediction
- UTSA Roadrunners won with a +13.5 points handicap in 8 of last 9 away games against Rice Owls.
