Nicholls St at Rice Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Rice by 4.89
TOTAL POINTS
149
UPDATED
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Nicholls St
Rice 
|
72
C-
|
Overall |
75
C
|
|
72
C-
|
Power |
77
C+
|
|
74
C
|
Offensive |
76
C
|
|
73
C-
|
Defensive |
77
C+
|
|
71
C-
|
SoS (Current) |
83
B-
|
|
71
C-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
83
B-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Nicholls St
Rice
| 251 | Overall | 223 |
| 249 | Power | 206 |
| 239 | Offensive | 217 |
| 246 | Defensive | 207 |
| 260 | SoS (Current) | 152 |
| 260 | SoS (Full Season) | 152 |
Rice#22364%
Nicholls St#25136%Pre (Oct 27), 2026-27: Rice 64%, Nicholls St 36% at Rice.
Rice's win probability against Nicholls St has held at 50% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
Rice's win probability against Nicholls St has held at 57% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
Rice's win probability against Nicholls St has held at 64% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
Rice favored
Nicholls St favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Nicholls St | Neutral | At Rice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 49% | 57% | 64% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 49% | 56% | 63% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 50% | 58% | 65% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 50% | 57% | 65% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 50% | 57% | 65% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 51% | 58% | 65% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 51% | 58% | 66% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 51% | 58% | 65% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 50% | 57% | 64% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Nicholls St
Rice
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
13-19 (40.6%) |
Overall |
11-18 (37.9%) |
|
5-6 (45.5%) |
Home |
6-8 (42.9%) |
|
7-12 (36.8%) |
Away |
4-9 (30.8%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-12 (7.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-9 (35.7%) |
|
12-7 (63.2%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
6-9 (40%) |
|
4-6 (40%) |
Last 10 Games |
4-6 (40%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Nicholls St
Rice
| #178 UTRGV | Best Win | #69 Wichita St |
| #323 SE Louisiana | Worst Loss | #267 Pepperdine |
| 22 pts vs #312 East Texas A&M | Largest MOV | 19 pts vs #324 Oral Roberts |
| 26 pts vs #68 McNeese St | Largest MOD | 49 pts vs #46 Tulsa |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Nicholls St
Rice
| 71 | Points per Game | 72 |
| 75.7 | Points Against | 76.8 |
| 72 | Home PPG | 73.9 |
| 74.5 | Home PA | 76.9 |
| 71.1 | Away PPG | 68.3 |
| 77.3 | Away PA | 76.8 |
| 467-525 | Opponent Record | 453-462 |
| 213.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 166.7 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | L 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Nicholls St
Rice
| Mar 9 | UTRGV (17-14) | L68-86 | Mar 8 | vs UT San Antonio (3-25) | W80-71 |
| Mar 8 | Northwestern LA (8-22) | W61-47 | Mar 4 | at North Texas (17-14) | L58-62 |
| Mar 2 | vs McNeese St (26-6) | L65-75 | Mar 1 | at Temple (15-16) | W80-74 |
| Feb 28 | vs SE Louisiana (8-22) | W68-60 | Feb 25 | vs South Florida (24-9) | L56-75 |
| Feb 23 | at Lamar (10-19) | W53-52 | Feb 22 | at Tulane (17-15) | L75-81 |
| Feb 21 | at SF Austin (26-6) | L78-81 | Feb 14 | vs East Carolina (10-20) | L75-85 |
| Feb 16 | at Houston Chr (10-20) | L68-72 | Feb 11 | vs FL Atlantic (16-15) | W81-73 |
| Feb 14 | at Incarnate Word (9-19) | W91-83 | Feb 8 | at UAB (19-12) | L65-71 |
| Feb 9 | vs UTRGV (17-14) | L72-92 | Feb 4 | vs North Texas (17-14) | W86-83 |
| Feb 7 | vs TAM C. Christi (14-15) | L76-83 | Jan 30 | at Charlotte (16-17) | L70-80 |