North Texas vs. Rice prediction: Why North Texas is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/4/2026]

Rice will square off with North Texas in men's college basketball action at Tudor Fieldhouse on Wednesday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts North Texas as the most likely winner of the North Texas vs. Rice game.

This article offers further insights into Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

North Texas vs. Rice prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball game between North Texas and Rice 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives North Texas a 58% chance of beating Rice. Our predicted final score has North Texas winning 67-65.

According to our model, Rice (+1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 133.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

North Texas 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.

North Texas vs. Rice picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: