Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
97 – 48
FINAL Conference
Rice Owls
American Conference · Reynolds Center · December 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TLSA -12.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money TLSA -950 / RICE +625
Model Predictions
Spread Total TLSA win
Actual TLSA +49 145 Won
Massey TLSA -20.3 (+28.7) — —
Massey Totals — 159.5 (-14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TLSA -19.7 (+29.3) 152.7 (-7.7) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TLSA -14.7 (+34.3) 153.4 (-8.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TLSA -16.8 (+32.2) 153.2 (-8.2) 90% ✓
Baseline ML TLSA -19.5 (+29.5) 152.6 (-7.6) 89% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 TLSA 87 – 81 RICE
Feb 22, 2025 RICE 71 – 50 TLSA
Jan 1, 2025 RICE 70 – 64 TLSA
Feb 17, 2024 TLSA 93 – 82 RICE
Jan 28, 2024 TLSA 85 – 83 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TLSA RICE
Overall 30-8 13-18
Conference 13-5 7-11
Home 16-2 8-8
Away 8-4 4-9
Neutral 6-2 1-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 83.9 72.0
Avg Pts Against 74.5 76.8
Massey 10.6 (#53) -5.6 (#256)
Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#26) -0.57 (#231)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.85 (#27) -0.98 (#233)
RPI 0.626 (#22) 0.447 (#274)
Shooting & Four Factors TLSA RICE
FG% 47.6% 39.8%
3PT% 40.1% 36.2%
REB / G 35.9 36.8
OREB / G 10.8 13.4
AST / TO 1.53 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 46.9%
TOV% 15.1% 18.4%
ORB% 32.9% 33.6%
FT Rate 35.6% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.8%
DRB% 73.0% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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