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NCAAB · Thu, Dec 10

Nicholls Colonels at Rice Owls

Tudor Fieldhouse · at Rice
#285NICHNicholls
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#177RICERice
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NICHThis seasonRICE
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects RICE 76–69 · win probability RICE 73%
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model 145.5
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: RICE has more of the edges

NICH 1, RICE 6 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
Context
Schedule so far
NICH has played the 277th-hardest schedule, RICE the 116th. A record against a soft schedule means less
NICHBig
Turnovers
Turnover rate: NICH 17.4%, RICE 17.9%. Forced: NICH 20.5%, RICE 15.7%
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NICH offense vs RICE defense
Offense 283rd of 366 against a defense 163rd, on the model’s ratings
RICESmall
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: NICH 28.1%, RICE 35.3%. Defensive: NICH 66.3%, RICE 65.4%
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RICE offense vs NICH defense
Offense 210th of 366 against a defense 282nd, on the model’s ratings
RICESmall
Home court
RICE at home. This season: RICE 0-0 at home, NICH 0-0 away
RICESmall
Three-pointers
NICH hits 33.3% and allows 34.6%; RICE hits 34.3% and allows 34.0%. Threes are 43.9% and 44.1% of their shots
RICESmall
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: NICH 20%, RICE 44%. Transfers in: NICH 6, RICE 3. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Free throws
Free throw rate: NICH 34.5, RICE 33.9. Allowed: NICH 37.9, RICE 40.4
Even
Shooting
Effective FG%: NICH 50.6 and allows 54.4; RICE 48.5 and allows 51.0
Context
Tempo
About 68 possessions: NICH plays 68.3 a game (210th fastest), RICE 67.9 (236th). Faster games mean more points
Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from national ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—RICE -7.0—
Total—145.5—
Projected score—NICH 69.3 · RICE 76.2

1st-half model

1st-half slate ›
ModelActual
1H spreadRICE -4.0—
1H total68.1—
1H projected scoreNICH 32 · RICE 36—
The 1st-half model is fitted from the full-game model and past halves. ESPN has no 1st-half lines for college games, so there is no market to compare it with.

Nicholls has the better starters

Position by position: Nicholls 1, Rice 0, even 4
NichollsBetterRice
G D. Cockrill TR11.4 pts · 2.6 reb · 2 ast Score 75
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G C. Adkins TR13.1 pts · 5 reb · 1.6 ast Score 50
G C. Winborne7.9 pts · 1.7 reb · 1 ast Score 29
Even
G C. Carroll6.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 2 ast Score 19
G S. Sharp4.1 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.1 ast Score 19
No call
G D. Hobbs4.6 pts · 1.4 reb · 2 ast Not ranked
F A. Dent TR6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Not ranked
No call
F J. Elouna Eyenga TR3.5 pts · 3 reb · 0.8 ast Score 7
F J. Sileu TR0.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.1 ast Not ranked
No call
F E. Eguagie5.5 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.5 ast Score 24
NichollsBetterRice
NICH offense283rd of 366 · -8.7
RICESmall
RICE defense163rd of 366 · -3.6
NICH defense282nd of 366 · -7.0
RICESmall
RICE offense210th of 366 · -6.4
Backcourt-2.5 · 3 players
NICHSmall
Backcourt-4.8 · 3 players
Frontcourt-0.7 · 2 players
NICHSmall
Frontcourt-3.4 · 2 players
Bench-0.3 · 4 players
NICHSmall
Bench-1.4 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestNICH betterRICE betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers
Projected starters: college teams publish no depth chart, so these come from minutes played, and a freshman or a new starter can change them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of. Numbers are this season's once a player has 30 minutes, 2025-26's before that. Bench is the next five by minutes. Tap a player for the full numbers.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Nicholls
Guards
D. Cockrill24 min · TRC. Winborne23 minS. Sharp17 minH. Carter4 min · TRC. Simpson3 min · TRJ. Matthews2 min
Forwards
A. Dent13 min · TRJ. Sileu7 min · TRA. Arop2 min · TRM. MboupNewJ. TaylorNew
Rice
Guards
C. Adkins31 min · TRC. Carroll24 minD. Hobbs18 minJ. Dar10 min · TRB. Howell10 minC. Andrews-HeitzNew
Forwards
J. Elouna Eyenga18 min · TRE. Eguagie17 minJ. Oladokun17 minE. Cochran2 minA. LeethNewZ. FlasarNew
In order of minutes, from rosters as of today. ESPN lists players only as guards, forwards or centers, and no injury report exists for college basketball, so a player who is out may still show here.
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
NICHRICE
Scoring
71.0 #266Points per game72.0 #240
1.04 #275Points per possession1.06 #229
68.3 #210Pace (possessions)67.9 #236
Shooting
50.6 #205Effective FG%48.5 #303
33.3 #2153-point %34.3 #153
43.9 #903-point attempt rate44.1 #86
34.5 #195Free throw rate33.9 #214
Possessions
17.4 #232Turnover rate17.9 #265
28.1 #263Offensive rebound rate35.3 #38
12.9 #219Assists per game11.3 #320
Defense
75.7 #209Points allowed76.8 #235
1.11 #243Points allowed per possession1.13 #294
54.4 #311Opponent effective FG%51.0 #160
34.6 #224Opponent 3-point %34.0 #184
20.5 #15Turnovers forced15.7 #236
66.3 #314Defensive rebound rate65.4 #329
8.7 #15Steals per game6.5 #185
2.8 #270Blocks per game3.9 #91
From the box scores. A longer bar is a better national rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of Division I, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Nicholls

13-19 in 2025-26 overall · 13-11 in conference · Southland Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs UT Rio Grande68–86
  • Wvs N'Western St61–47
  • Lvs McNeese65–75
  • Wvs SE Louisiana68–60
  • W@ Lamar53–52

A week or more of rest.

Rice

11-18 in 2025-26 overall · 7-11 in conference · American Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs UTSA80–71
  • L@ North Texas58–62
  • W@ Temple80–74
  • Lvs South Florida56–75
  • L@ Tulane75–81

A week or more of rest.