The Rice Owls (3-6) are hosting the Incarnate Word Cardinals (3-6) in a non-conference showdown on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. ET from Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston. The Owls are 13.5-point favorites in the latest Incarnate Word vs. Rice odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 157.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows senior guard Travis Evee, who is in his fourth year with the team after spending his freshman season at VMI, tops the Owls in scoring. In nine games, all starts, he is averaging 15.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals in 30.9 minutes of action. He has averaged at least 12 points per game all five years at the collegiate level, and has started 124 of 136 games, including 76 of 77 at Rice.

The model also knows four Cardinals players are averaging double-digit scoring, led by junior guard Sky Wicks. In nine games, he is averaging 20 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and one steal in 31.2 minutes of play. He is coming off a 28-point and five-rebound effort in the loss to Northern Arizona. He has recorded three double-doubles on the season, the last coming Nov. 25 in a 90-80 loss at Texas-San Antonio. In that game, Wicks scored 24 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out five assists and had four steals.

Now, the model has set its sights on Incarnate Word vs. Rice. We can tell you the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits over 70% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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