Arkansas State vs. Rice prediction: Why Arkansas State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/13/2025]

Rice will take on Arkansas State, in what is expected to be a close Men's College Basketball game, at Tudor Fieldhouse on Saturday, commencing at 3:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives Arkansas State a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Rice.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's Arkansas State vs. Rice matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Arkansas State vs. Rice prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Arkansas State and Rice 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Arkansas State a 54% chance of beating Rice. Our predicted final score has Arkansas State winning 78-77.

According to our model, Rice (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 157.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Arkansas State vs. Rice odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Arkansas State vs. Rice picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: