Rice at UNLV Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
UNLV by 0.08
TOTAL POINTS
135
UPDATED
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
UNLV
Rice 
|
89
B+
|
Overall |
94
A
|
|
90
A-
|
Power |
92
A-
|
|
91
A-
|
Offensive |
89
B+
|
|
85
B
|
Defensive |
92
A-
|
|
|
SoS (Current) |
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
87
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
UNLV
Rice
| 95 | Overall | 46 |
| 86 | Power | 67 |
| 77 | Offensive | 92 |
| 130 | Defensive | 68 |
| N/A | SoS (Current) | N/A |
| 132 | SoS (Full Season) | 116 |
UNLV#9550%
Rice#4650%Pre (Oct 28), 2026-27: UNLV 50%, Rice 50% at UNLV.
UNLV's win probability against Rice has held at 37% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
UNLV's win probability against Rice is trending up — from 41% to 44% over the last 6 updates.
UNLV's win probability against Rice has held at 50% over the last 6 updates — this matchup has settled.
UNLV favored
Rice favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Rice | Neutral | At UNLV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 34% | 40% | 47% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 31% | 37% | 43% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 35% | 41% | 48% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 37% | 44% | 50% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 37% | 43% | 50% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 37% | 43% | 50% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 37% | 43% | 49% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 37% | 43% | 50% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 37% | 44% | 50% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
UNLV
Rice
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
21-11 (65.6%) |
Overall |
29-6 (82.9%) |
|
12-3 (80%) |
Home |
15-1 (93.8%) |
|
8-7 (53.3%) |
Away |
11-3 (78.6%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
6-9 (40%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
14-5 (73.7%) |
|
15-2 (88.2%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
15-1 (93.8%) |
|
6-4 (60%) |
Last 10 Games |
7-3 (70%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
UNLV
Rice
| #71 Colorado St | Best Win | #67 South Florida |
| #246 Wyoming | Worst Loss | #157 UCF |
| 31 pts vs #195 Air Force | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #125 Tulsa |
| 25 pts vs #47 Rice | Largest MOD | 14 pts vs #109 UT San Antonio |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
UNLV
Rice
| 68.7 | Points per Game | 69.5 |
| 62.8 | Points Against | 59.6 |
| 73 | Home PPG | 72.6 |
| 62.2 | Home PA | 57.3 |
| 64.3 | Away PPG | 68.1 |
| 63.1 | Away PA | 62.6 |
| 526-501 | Opponent Record | 547-550 |
| 158.7 | Avg Opponent Rank | 157 |
| W 7 | Longest Streak | W 22 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
UNLV
Rice
| Mar 9 | Colorado St (26-8) | L59-66 | Mar 22 | at Kansas (21-14) | L55-62 |
| Mar 8 | Fresno St (14-18) | W79-65 | Mar 19 | vs Louisiana Tech (24-7) | W66-61 |
| Mar 4 | vs Boise St (24-9) | W76-47 | Mar 14 | UT San Antonio (17-16) | L40-54 |
| Feb 28 | at Fresno St (14-18) | W68-54 | Mar 13 | North Texas (17-14) | W71-67 |
| Feb 25 | at Colorado St (26-8) | L61-77 | Mar 7 | vs UT San Antonio (17-16) | L52-61 |
| Feb 21 | vs Nevada (9-21) | W81-64 | Mar 3 | at Charlotte (14-18) | W63-56 |
| Feb 18 | at San Diego St (26-6) | L62-80 | Feb 28 | vs Tulsa (19-12) | W105-65 |
| Feb 14 | vs Grand Canyon (13-19) | W74-65 | Feb 25 | at Temple (15-17) | W77-66 |
| Feb 11 | vs Wyoming (9-20) | L72-82 | Feb 21 | at East Carolina (22-10) | W60-58 |
| Feb 7 | at Utah St (5-24) | W71-60 | Feb 17 | vs South Florida (20-12) | W79-72 |