A game after he exploded for 32 points in a 73-66 loss to Florida Atlantic, Tae Hardy leads the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-16) on the road against the Rice Owls (13-12) on Tuesday, March 9. The Golden Eagles are underdogs by in the matchup, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at in the matchup.
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Betting Odds
Rice Betting Information
- Rice has compiled an 11-9-1 record against the spread this season.
- When favored by at least 4.5 points, the Owls are 3-1 against the spread this season.
- In 52.4% of their games this season (11/21), the Owls and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Rice Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Olivari | 25 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Travis Evee | 23 | 14.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Max Fiedler | 25 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Chris Mullins | 18 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Riley Abercrombie | 25 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Southern Miss Betting Information
- With a 10-12 record ATS, Southern Miss has not routinely covered the spread this season.
- In 22 games this season, Southern Miss covered the total points bet in exactly half of their games.
- The Golden Eagles lost to Florida Atlantic 73-66 and failed to cover the spread as 1.5-point underdogs, while hitting the over on the 135 point total on Saturday in their most recent game. Hardy put up a team-high 32 points in the loss.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Southern Miss Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Stevenson | 24 | 14.2 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tae Hardy | 22 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Jaron Pierre, Jr. | 23 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| LaDavius Draine | 24 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| DeAndre Pinckney | 20 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Total Facts
- Rice’s games this season have gone over the point total for Tuesday’s matchup (142 points) in 17 out of 25 opportunities (68% of matchups).
- Five Southern Miss games this year (20.8% of its matchups) finished with a final total greater than Tuesday’s total of 142 points.
- Together, the two teams combine for 139.7 points per game, 2.3 points fewer than the point total of 142 for this contest.
- These two teams surrender a combined 141.8 points per game, 0.2 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- This season, the average total for Owls games is 149.8 points, 7.8 more than the over/under of 142 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 10.3 points more than the average over/under in Golden Eagles games this season (131.7 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2021 | Rice | Rice | -5 | 138.5 | -225 | +181 | Regular Season | 76-68 RICE |
| 2/5/2021 | Rice | Rice | -4 | 138.5 | -185 | +152 | Regular Season | 88-62 RICE |
| 3/4/2020 | Southern Miss | Southern Miss | -1 | 144.5 | -117 | -106 | Regular Season | 72-57 RICE |
| 1/18/2020 | N/A | Southern Miss | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 81-68 S MISS |
| 1/3/2019 | N/A | Rice | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 73-65 RICE |
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